Homemade Caramel Popcorn Crunch Food

HOMEMADE CARAMEL POPCORN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• Cook caramels, butter and water in saucepan on low heat 10 min. or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently.
• Combine popcorn and wafers in large bowl. Add caramel mixture; mix lightly. Spread onto rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 min., stirring after 10 min. Spread onto sheet of waxed paper; cool completely. Break into small clusters.

CRUNCHY CARAMEL CORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a large rimmed baking sheet; set aside. Place popcorn in a large bowl; if using cashews, add to bowl and toss to combine. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, bring butter, sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons water to a boil, stirring constantly. Working quickly, drizzle popcorn with sugar syrup, and toss.
• Spread popcorn evenly on prepared baking sheet. Bake, tossing occasionally, until golden and shiny, about 40 minutes. Transfer hot popcorn to parchment-paper-lined baking sheet; let cool.

DELICIOUS POPCORN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.
• Combine popcorn, cranberries, pecans, and chocolate pieces together in a bowl.
• Stir sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla extract together in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium-high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes. Boil mixture for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vinegar.
• Pour sugar mixture over popcorn mixture; mix until evenly coated. Spread coated popcorn mixture onto prepared baking sheets; cool. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

POPCORN CARAMEL CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a large greased bowl, combine the popcorn, peanuts, noodles and raisins; set aside., In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, corn syrup and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches soft-crack stage (270°-290°) with a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat. Stir in cinnamon. , Pour over popcorn mixture; stir until evenly coated. Immediately pour onto a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. , When cool enough to handle, break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

CARAMEL CRUNCH POPCORN

Steps:

• •Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Lightly grease two cookie sheets or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place popped corn in VERY large bowl; discard any unpopped kernels. Add peanuts; toss to combine. Set aside.
• •In 3-quart saucepan, heat butter, sugars, and corn syrup on medium until butter melts and sugars dissolve, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently with metal spoon or heat-safe spatula. Increase heat to medium-high and heat to boiling, about 3 minutes; boil 3 minutes longer. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in baking soda (mixture will bubble vigorously), and pour over popcorn mixture in bowl. Stir immediately; continue stirring until all popcorn is evenly coated.
• •Divide popcorn mixture between prepared cookie sheets; spread evenly. Place pans on 2 oven racks. Bake popcorn mixture 45 minutes, rotating pans between upper and lower racks halfway through baking and stirring occasionally.
• •Cool popcorn mixture completely in pans on wire racks, about 1 hour. Break apart any large clusters of popcorn when cool. Store in tightly sealed containers at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

BUTTERCRUNCH POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Grease a 14x10" roasting pan.
• Pop the popcorn.
• Put the nuts and popcorn in a very large bowl.
• Bring the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter to boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
• Reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the butterscotch chips, vanilla, baking soda and salt until everything is blended and smooth.
• Working quickly, and using two wooden spoons, pour the syrup over the popcorn and nuts.
• Stir to coat thoroughly.
• Pour the mixture into the pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the oven, cool mixture in pan for about 15 minutes.
• Turn the mixture out of pan onto foil to cool completely.
• Break the popcorn into smaller pieces.
• Store in an airtight containers in cool dry place.

CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250.
• Prepare popcorn and set aside.
• In a sauce pan bring to a boil brown sugar, butter and syrup.
• Boil at a slow boil for 5 minutes without stirring.
• Remove and add baking soda, salt, vanilla and peanuts.
• Pour over popcorn and toss.
• Lay out on greased cookie sheets and bake for 1 hour stirring every 20 minutes.
• Store in Large Zip Lock Bags.

EASY CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Set oven to 250 degrees F.
• Put the popped corn in a large bowl.
• Melt the margarine (or butter) stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Then boil for 5 minutes WITHOUT stirring (this is important DO NOT stir for 5 minutes!).
• Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla.
• Add in the nuts and stir to combine.
• Pour the mixture over popped corn in bowl; mix well with a wooden spoon to combine.
• Transfer to a large greased roasting pan, and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven then cool.
• Break into pieces.
• Store in a tightly covered tin box.
• Delicious!

CARAMEL CRUNCH POPCORN

Steps:

• Cover 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Spread the popped popcorn on the baking sheets in a single layer.
• In a medium nonstick skillet, combine the sugar, margarine, and syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly about 3 minutes. Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture turns a light caramel color, 5 minutes; do not overcook of the caramel will and burn! Remove from the heat and slowly stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the caramel mixture over the popcorn. When the caramel has cooled, break it into bite-sized pieces.

POPCORN CARAMEL CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a large greased bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup and water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reads 280-290 degrees (soft crack stage).
• Remove from the heat; stir in cinnamon.
• Pour over popcorn mixture; stir until evenly coated.
• Immediately pour onto a greased 15x10 inch pan.
• When cool enough to handle, break into pieces.
• Store in containers.