10 Minute Soft Chewy Caramel Popcorn Food

CARAMEL POPCORN

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Easy Homemade Caramel Popcorn has just the right crunch and chewiness that you want, without sticking to your teeth. It's everything you hope for in the best caramel corn recipe!

Provided by Lauren Allen

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

8 cups popped popcorn ((about 1 microwaveable bag, or 1/4 cup kernels))
6 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
6 Tablespoons light karo syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda ((heaping))
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Add popcorn to a large pan, spread out in an even layer.
Melt butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once melted, stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt until smooth.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. As soon as the caramel starts to gently boil, boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
Immediately drizzle caramel over popcorn. Toss gently with a spatula until the popcorn is evenly coated.
Bake at 200 degrees F for 45 minutes, stirring the popcorn every 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322 kcal, Carbohydrate 62 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Sodium 197 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 53 g, TransFat 0.3 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CHEWY CARAMEL-COATED POPCORN

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When I was a kid, my mom made this recipe often. I've adapted it to make it more chewy and gooey than her crunchy, nut-loaded version. I get requests to make this for every event that I host, and have never had a single leftover! -Shannon Dobos, Calgary, Alberta

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Snacks

Time 25m

Yield about 6 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, cubed
2-2/3 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup golden syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
24 cups popped popcorn

Steps:

Line two 15x10x1-in. pans with parchment. In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add brown sugar and syrup, stirring to dissolve brown sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat and quickly stir in vanilla., Pour caramel mixture over popcorn; stir lightly to coat. Using a rubber spatula, press popcorn into prepared pans. Cool. Pull apart into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Fat 16g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SOFT AND CHEWY CARAMEL POPCORN

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i love popcorn especially when it's soft and chewy i sneak this into the movies sometimes for my little brothers and sisters they love it

Provided by Patsy Fowler

Categories Popcorn

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 bag(s) microwave popcorn, sift out the unpopped kernels
1/2 c butter
4 1/2 c sugar
2 1/2 c brown sugar12
12 oz evaporated milk
2 c heavy whipping cream
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 c light corn syrup

Steps:

1. Bring to a boil butter, sugar, milk and cream. Then stir in salt and corn syrup. Boil to a softball stage. Stirring constantly.
2. Pour over popped corn, mix well. Lay out to dry on a sprayed pan.