Baked Caramel Corn

Ingredients

• 6 quarts popped popcorn (approx 1 c unpopped)
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

2. 2

   Pop popcorn. Thoroughly coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray. Add the popped popcorn to the pan and set aside.

3. 3

   Combine the butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat.

4. 4

   Stir in the baking soda and vanilla (mixture will bubble and foam). Pour caramel over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly coated.

5. 5

   Bake popcorn at 250 degrees for approximately one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. The caramel corn is ready when the caramel is no longer sticky.