Really, I will let the recipe speak for itself. The only alteration I tend to make is to up the amount of caramel. I do this either by making one and a half batch of the caramel recipe, or by reducing the amount of popcorn.

And a recommendation.

You can use whatever plain popcorn you like for this recipe. Microwave, air popper... all are good. What I have used for years (as evidenced by the state of the equipment in photo below) is a Whirley Pop . Our Whirley Pop is beat up and coated in grease stains because we love and use it so much. It was well worth anything we spent on it!

Old Fashioned Caramel Corn - Just Desserts Bakehouse

Name: Oven Caramel Corn
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: dessert
Ingredients: 15 cups popped corn; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter or margarine (but please use butter!); 1/4 cup corn syrup; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Oven Caramel Corn

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A classic old fashioned caramel corn

Author: Betty Crocker
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Category: sweet snacks
Cuisine: dessert

Ingredients

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15 cups popped corn

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine (but please use butter!)

1/4 cup corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 200

Divide popped corn between two ungreased pans.

In a medium saucepan heat butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda.

Pour caramel mixture over popped corn and stir to coat. Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.

Notes

Betty’s recipe calls for butter or margarine, but times have changed and I recommend butter.

Keywords: caramel corn

Find it online: https://justdessertsbakehouse.com/old-fashioned-caramel-corn/