crisp up some hazel and pecans for a mix you ’ll desire to corrode by the handful .

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Making a muckle of homemade caramel Indian corn is easier than you might recollect . You ’ll need just five factor and under 30 minutes to make 10 cups of buff corn . Once you ’ve mastered the introductory formula , sample add nuts ( our preferent combination is hazelnuts andpecans ) or chocolate pieces . This buttery yellowish brown corn will last for two weeks when stored properly — it ’s a majuscule sweet and salty snack to have on handwriting .

Cup and saucer filled to the brim with coffee caramel popcorn

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Tips for Making Homemade Caramel Corn

Keep these helpful tips in mind when making caramel Zea mays everta at home .

Ingredients

1(4.4 - oz.)baglightly salted popped popcorn , such as Skinny Pop ( about12cups )

1 1/3cupssugar

1cupbutter

Freshly popped popcorn mixed with mixed nuts

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1/2cuplight - color corn syrup

1tsp.vanilla

1cuptoasted pecan halves(optional )

Two sticks of butter melting in sauce pan

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1cuptoasted hazelnuts(optional )

Directions

Prep Popcorn

take out unpopped corn kernels . Place popcorn and nuts , if using , in a roasting pan . Keep warm in a 300 ° F oven .

Make Caramel

For buff mixture , butter the sides of a hard spiritualist saucepan . In the saucepan combine saccharide , butter , and clavus sirup . misrepresent and stir over average - high heat until assortment boils .

Continue Cooking

Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the goat god . contract passion to medium . cover boiling at a restrained , unfluctuating pace , put forward frequently , until the thermometer registers 280 ° F ( gentle crack stage ) , about 15 arcminute .

Pour Caramel

Immediately remove saucepan from heating system ; stir in vanilla . cautiously pour caramel mixing over popcorn and bollock , if using ; stir mildly to coat .

Finish

Spread popcorn mixture on a large canvas of butter enhancer to cool off . Quickly break into clusters with two forks . Let cool completely .

How to Store Caramel Corn

Store homemade caramelized sugar corn in an airtight container up to 2 weeks .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food serve contributes to a casual diet . 2,000 calorie a day is used for world-wide nutrition advice .

Caramel bubbling in sauce pan with candy thermometer

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Coffee caramel sauce getting spread over popcorn and nuts

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Coffee caramel popcorn getting separated into smaller pieces

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