I’ve never been fond of homemade ’sticky’ caramel corn. I used to make caramel corn that had to be baked in the oven for an hour. This recipe is easy and quick in the microwave…and it’s delicious!
3-4 quarts hot air popped pop
corn
1 brown paper grocery bag
1 c. brown sugar
¼ c. corn syrup
1 cube butter
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
Pop popcorn. Put popcorn in brown grocery bag by handfuls (to avoid adding seeds). Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium-high temperature. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn. Roll the top of the bag down, and vigorously shake the bag. Cook bag in microwave for 2 minutes*, removing bag from microwave every 30 seconds and shaking bag to prevent burnt areas. Cut the bag so it will lie flat. Spread the caramel corn out to cool.
*This cooking time is for a 1150 watt microwave. Cooking times will vary by power of microwave. If the caramel corn is still sticky after it has cooled, it needed to be cooked longer.
Caramel Corn
I’ve never been fond of homemade ’sticky’ caramel corn. I used to make caramel corn that had to be baked in the oven for an hour. This recipe is easy and quick in the microwave…and it’s delicious!
3-4 quarts hot air popped pop
corn
1 brown paper grocery bag
1 c. brown sugar
¼ c. corn syrup
1 cube butter
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
Pop popcorn. Put popcorn in brown grocery bag by handfuls (to avoid adding seeds). Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium-high temperature. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Pour caramel mixture over popcorn. Roll the top of the bag down, and vigorously shake the bag. Cook bag in microwave for 2 minutes*, removing bag from microwave every 30 seconds and shaking bag to prevent burnt areas. Cut the bag so it will lie flat. Spread the caramel corn out to cool.
*This cooking time is for a 1150 watt microwave. Cooking times will vary by power of microwave. If the caramel corn is still sticky after it has cooled, it needed to be cooked longer.