Caramel Corn

I absolutely love popcorn. It’s such a great little snack. Caramel corn is even better. And I love every excuse I can come up with to use my candy thermometer (now that I have one).

I made this caramel corn for a football party over at a friend’s house. I popped the popcorn at home and then made it into caramel corn once we got there. It smelled amazing while it was baking and I’m not the only one who burnt my tongue because I was too impatient to wait for it to cool down after it came out of the oven.

I went ahead and threw in the optional peanuts. I liked the additional saltiness and crunch that they provided. When I make this again, I’ll probably even throw a bit more in.

This caramel corn would also make a great homemade gift since it keeps very well. How excited would you be if you got some homemade caramel corn for the holidays?

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Caramel Corn

Yield: 8-12

Ingredients:

15 cups popped corn (9 tablespoons kernels, popped)
2 Tbsp molasses
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup salted butter
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 200°F and line a half-sheet pan (18" x 13" pan) with parchment paper. Pour the popped corn into a large bowl, at least 6 quarts, and set aside.

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat bring the molasses, brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup to a boil. Boil, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and add the baking soda. Stir well as the mixture turns foamy.

Immediately (and carefully) pour the hot syrup over the popped corn and stir until the corn is well coated.

Spread the hot caramel corn into the parchment-lined pan. Bake at 200°F for one hour. Stir the corn every 15 minutes during this time.

Remove from the oven. This caramel corn is a warm, sticky, sweet and crunchy treat straight from the oven. It can also be cooled and stored airtight for several days. This recipe doubles and triples very well.

Recipe from King Arthur Flour

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9 Responses to “Homemade Graham Crackers and Caramel S’mores”

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    Sunshine — October 8, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    That’s the same recipe I used for grahams last summer, and I was addicted to them. Could not stop eating them! Thanks for reminding me to make them again.

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    Krystal — October 8, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    I loved your themed week recipes, it’s so festive and fun. These sound sinful with the caramel chocolates. YUM!

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    The Small Boston Kitchen — October 10, 2010 at 11:45 am

    I LOVE what you did with all the s’mores! Great idea and you’re just so creative with it all. Let me know if you ever need a taste-tester, I live right down the street!

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    Shannon — October 10, 2010 at 11:52 am

    i’ve wanted to try my own graham crackers… bummer to hear they’re not that much better than store bought! FABULOUS idea with the caramel chocolates though 🙂

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    Lindsey — October 10, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Oh my lord…can I just tell you how good these look!!!!

    And I LOVE smores!

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    Elizabeth — October 11, 2010 at 5:03 am

    these look FABULOUS, and yes smores with Reese’s cups are absolutely delicious! I just found your blog and became your follower because your recipes look divine, I will def. be trying some of them in the near future! Have a wonderful day!

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    The Cilantropist — October 13, 2010 at 1:55 am

    I made this graham recipe too! I wish I had gotten to check if some of them were better a few days later, but mine were all gone after a weekend of camping. 😉 I felt like you did at first though, that they were good but not great, and so it is a good thing to know they improve with time. Thanks for all these recipes!

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    Kerstin — October 14, 2010 at 4:19 am

    What a great week of posts – I especially love your caramel twist here and I’m super impressed you made your own graham crackers 🙂

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