Micro-Wave Caramel Popcorn

From: cookiemaker

On Nov 22, 2008

"Holy crap, awesome!" - reaction from fiance after eating this. I only used half the butter, but did everything else as directed. I stirred the gooey mixture after 1 min, then put it back in for the rest. I used a butter knife to stir it up, that worked well. Yum-tastic. I'll make this again, definitely.

From: Mami Janine

On Oct 30, 2008

Awesome. This is what i used based on what i had on hand: nearly 1 cup marshmallows, 1 stick butter, about 3 tbs canola oil and 1/4 cup sugar for 1 bag popcorn.i really thought that i'd mess up the results with all the changes- but they still came out great. Maybe not exactly caramel corn, but very good to make if you don't want to go the trouble to make it in the oven! Thanks for this recipe Una! Made for Alphabet Soup Tag, Oct 08

From: Sue L

On Dec 12, 2004

I am going to be quite honest and admit that deep down, I somehow expected this recipe to fail. Why? It seemed too easy...to cook the caramel as simply as one would melt butter for popcorn. I expected one sticky, gooey, horrible mess. Imagine my surprise to discover how easy making caramel corn really could be- without messing around with a candy thermometer and whatnot. I did cook just a bit longer than suggested but that may have been due to the wattage of my oven. I cooked and stirred until it foamed up quite a bit in the bowl. I did use a "kettle corn" flavor of microwave popcorn in mine, as I thought the light sweetness would be excellent, and I was right. The caramel corn was very easy to break apart once it cooled, and the buttery caramel had a slight soft texture, but not very sticky. In fact, I'd say this was perfect! Thanks for posting- this will definitely be a favorite in my home.

From: Soup Fly *

On Dec 14, 2004

The caramel for this is heavenly! Just as SueL said, it is very buttery and soft, but not sticky. I think the mini marshmallows are the secret. I put half of the popcorn in the bowl, poured half the caramel over it, and tossed a bit. Then I added the rest of the popcorn and repeated the process. I like that this stays "workable" long enough to get some caramel on almost all of the popcorn. I microwaved the mixture for 2 minutes exactly and everything stirred up smooth with no trouble. Thanks for a great, quick snack!