{Bake} Homemade Halloween Caramel Popcorn
October 28, 2011 in All Posts, Bake
With all the scary movies you’re watching this week, I’m sure you’ll need a sweet and salty snack to get your taste buds tingling as much as the hairs on the back of your neck!
Homemade Halloween Caramel Popcorn to the rescue!
Be warned: this snack is decadent and might kill your diet.
Ingredients
- 12-16 cups popped popcorn (about 3-4 microwave popcorn bags)
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- optional: 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; cinnamon; nutmeg
Step 1
Pop your popcorn and set it aside in a large mixing bowl. Make sure you’ve taken out all the unpopped kernels.
I made half of my popcorn in a skillet and mixed it in with some microwaved popcorn. If you have an air popper, that would be the best.
Step 2
Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. In a large saucepan, bring butter, sugar and corn syrup to a boil over medium high heat.
Make sure to grab the butter before your toddler makes it disappear!
Step 3
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Take the mixture off the heat and add the baking soda. It will fluff and foam.
Step 5
Pour the caramel over popcorn and toss to coat.
I preferred mine with a lighter coating.
The darker batch was too sugary for my taste.
Step 6
Bake up to one hour, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until popcorn is crunchier, lighter and drier than before. Cool on waxed paper before eating.
I found these adorable Halloween tins at Target for $1. 
These will make awesome hostess gifts for all our Halloween parties!
Happy Baking!
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