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Home » Holidays » Christmas » Caramel Popcorn Recipe

Caramel Popcorn Recipe

December 23, 2013 by Crystal McClean

This caramel popcorn recipe is now at least on it’s third generation.  My Auntie Rose (my Grandma’s sister-in-law) gave it to my Grandma over the telephone.  Grandma wrote it on the back of a newspaper advertisement that was dated 1988.  I have this piece of paper tucked safely in my collection.  This is the third year Phil and I have made it, and it proves to be popular with everyone who tries it.

Homemade Caramel Popcorn recipe by Crystal's Tiny Treasures

Homemade caramel popcorn

We made a batch of it on Thursday, and I had hoped to use half of it to take with us to the Japan Society of Northern Ireland’s Christmas party, and use the other half as gifts…but it looks like we’ll have to make another batch to use as gifts as there now isn’t enough to use even for an ‘after” photo!

This recipe isn’t difficult, but it does take some time to make…but it is worth every minute!  Just be careful with the caramel sauce and the oven trays as they will obviously become very hot.  So for this recipe the children didn’t participate as much as usual, but they did enjoy watching from the kitchen table and of course, they enjoyed having a taste of it when it had cooled down!

popcorn, salt, baking soda, vanilla, corn syrup, brown sugar, caramel popcorn ingredients, photo

 

Caramel Popcorn Ingredients

  • 1 C popcorn kernels, popped (you can safely use at least twice this amount)
  • 1 C butter or margarine
  • 2 C brown sugar
  • ½ C Corn syrup (golden syrup)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp baking soda

How To Make Caramel Popcorn

1)       Have popcorn popped and ready in large pan/cookie sheets, etc

 2)       Mix the next 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan  

3)       Heat and stir until boiling  Cystal's Tiny Treasures childminding in Whitehead and Islandmagee, food gifts for the holidays, photo4)       Boil without stirring for 5 mins  

5)       Stir in vanilla and soda, the mixture will rise up quite a bit at this point  

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6)       Pour over popcorn  

7)      Mix well with wooden spoons until all pieces are coated  holiday recipes, homemade gifts, tasty treats, caramel popcorn, photo9)       Bake in 250F/130C oven for 1 hour (stirring every 15 minutes), taking care it doesn’t get too dark.

 10)    Take out and cool completely  

11)    Break apart and put in plastic bags and freeze, if it lasts that long!  It will also keep well for a week or longer in an air-tight container.caramel popcorn recipe, fire-side treats, Christmas treats, photoTristan liked this so much he didn’t want me to give any of it away to share!  He said it was too good, we should have it all! Phil also ‘complained’ when he saw me bagging it up for gifts.  What is your opinion? You could also use nuts or honeycomb in this recipe, which I’m sure would be amazing, but at the moment we are still nut-free in our home, but this tastes great just as it is, so why mess with a good thing?

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If you’re in the mood for some delicious treats, try our ginger cookies, macaroons or thimble cookies.  You’ll love them!

Filed Under: Christmas, Snacks Tagged With: Celebration

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    December 12, 2012 at 2:19 am

    I can almost smell the wonderful popcorn from here! This looks so good as I have only seen this at the mall. It sounds like you may have to make this often.

    • crystalmcclean says

      December 12, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      We’ve given away almost 2 batches already this year, and will need to make some for us now. In NI you can only get ‘sweet’ popcorn at the cinema-covered in a white sugar glaze that I’m not a fan of. In Japan you have a choice of either buttered or caramel, it was good, but there’s nothing like the smells of fresh home-baked caramel. It’s not too tricky, so please give it a try!

  2. jessica says

    November 22, 2013 at 12:18 am

    I am a huge caramel lover. I can’t wait to try this recipe. BTW I found you via family fun friday!

    • Crystal McClean says

      November 22, 2013 at 11:25 am

      Definitely try this out then, it’s fantastic! Caramel and butterscotch are my weaknesses, too 🙂

  3. Jennifer L. Lopez says

    December 15, 2013 at 9:44 pm

    This sounds so delicious! 😉

    By the way, stopping by from the MMM Link Up Party.

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

    –Jennifer

    • Crystal McClean says

      December 21, 2013 at 5:40 pm

      Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your popcorn and I’m sure we’ll meet up again in 2014 🙂

  4. Deanna says

    December 16, 2013 at 2:55 am

    I LOVE caramel corn. One of my all time favorite Christmas treats

    • Crystal McClean says

      December 17, 2013 at 11:02 pm

      I love it too! It was a really treat when I lived in Japan that you could buy caramel popcorn to eat at the movies 😉

  5. Kim says

    December 16, 2013 at 3:37 am

    Hello coming over from MMM link up. I always wanted to know how to make caramel popcorn. Thanks for sharing. I ‘m pinning it for future reference.
    Kim
    https://www.thisolemom.com/

    • Crystal McClean says

      December 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      Thank you for sharing. It’s not too bad to make, and it tastes fantastic, too 🙂 Let me know how it goes for you.

  6. Marianne says

    December 16, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Love this! Sounds yummy 🙂

    • Crystal McClean says

      December 17, 2013 at 11:01 pm

      It’s crispy yet melt-in-your-mouth 🙂

  7. Amber Neal says

    December 17, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Thanks for sharing this with us for MMMM link up party this week! I have been looking for ideas for things I could make as gifts and I think this would be perfect ( as long as I didnt eat it all first!). I am going to be sharing this on the Adventures in Mindful Livings FB page today!

  8. Tulip says

    December 23, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    Yum! This popcorn looks awesome! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    • Crystal McClean says

      January 3, 2014 at 7:45 pm

      It’s my pleasure, one can’t keep something so good to oneself! Happy New Year!

  9. Ashley Tukiainen says

    November 12, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Your post has been chosen as one of our featured favorites. Thanks for linking up with From The Archives Friday! We can’t wait to see what you post this week 🙂

    • Crystal McClean says

      November 16, 2015 at 12:18 pm

      Fantastic! Have a great week, and I hope we’ll see you again soon.

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