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Baked Caramel Popcorn recipe

Ingredients:

  • 24 cups popped Popcorn
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 cup Butter or margarine
  • 2 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup light or dark corn syrup

Preheat oven to 250F. Coat the bottom and sides of a large roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place popped popcorn in roasting pan. In a heavy pan, slowly melt butter; stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Heat to a boil, stirring constantly; boil without stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Gradually pour over popped popcorn, mixing well. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven, cool completely. Break apart and store in tightly covered container.