40 Reviews of Best Seller Caramel Corn

From: KitchenCraftsnMore

On Dec 15, 2005

What an incredible recipe - it's going to go in my recipe box for sure. I found this a delicious, buttery treat. Next time I'm going to add either toasted almonds or some peanuts to the popcorn before adding the caramel mixture. Also, I found 25 minutes total baking time was great with my oven (which tends to be very hot.) Thanks for a recipe that I know I'll use again and again! (And yes, it would make a great 'thinking of you' gift anytime...)

From: chicafiera

On Dec 29, 2004

The best ever!!! No one can put it down. We received some "gourmet" store bought corn as a gift - no comparison. This wins hands down. I gave it as a gift in our baskets this year and everyone loves it.

From: cooking_geek

On Feb 7, 2004

very good recipe! It was perfect! The only thing I added was pecans! Just wanted the extra crunch!

From: kaurorac

On Dec 20, 2007

This recipe is EXCELLENT! It was very easy and does it ever taste good! I made it twice, the first time forgetting about the baking soda and vanilla and it STILL turned out. The second time I didn't forget those two ingredients but also added a smidgen of salt. You gotta try this one!! Instead of the two minute marker, I measured with a candy thermometer to 250 and then dumped the caramel onto the popcorn. This is also easy to double - I used a turkey roasting pan in place of the jellyroll pan and turned my warm caramel corn onto a Silpat to cool.

From: Suzie_Q

On Jan 23, 2008

This was great! It it way better than any store bought caramel popcorn I have ever had. After reading reviews I decreased the heat in my oven to 225 since my oven runs hot and only left it in the oven for about 25 minutes, stirring it about 4 times in that time. Also I used 10 cups of popped popcorn and probably next time will use more since it is still pretty heavily coated. All in all this is delicious and I will be making it often I'm sure!

From: lizbits

On Apr 11, 2009

Great recipe, it's the one very similar to what I grew up with. Since we never have a bowl big enough to easily stir the coating and popcorn, we use 2 large PAPER grocery sacks (clean ones, unused). We spreay the inside of each of them lightly with cooking spray before dividing the popcorn between them- it seems to help keep the coating from sticking. Then we divide the coating between the bags- generally one ends up with a little more coating than the other, which works out perfectly after its baked and mixed up anyway. After pouring the coating on, we fold over the top of the paper bags twice, leaving room for the corn and caramel to flip around, and shake them vigorously. Dump out on your pan, and voila! Easy cleanup too. Thanks for posting!

From: Chef Maman

On Feb 2, 2009

My first batch I baked them at the specified temperature for 20 minutes and they burnt . My second batch I did 15 minutes at the same temp and the sugar didn't burn and they were excellent. I have no clue how the submitter can bake his for 40 minutes . Beware: bake time depends on your oven.

From: txgammi

On Jun 12, 2004

One of my best friends gave me this same recipe years ago, and it's been a favorite ever since. It is delicious and very easy to prepare. When my girls were small we sometimes made these into popcorn balls for a change of pace. Glad to see it posted. Thanks, Lennie!

From: K!mbO

On Dec 6, 2007

This is delicious and was a hit among my friends. My only question is how do you mix the sugar mixture and popcorn without breaking the popcorn? I had a hard time coating it evenly. Still tastes great though!

From: Chef #548324

On Dec 14, 2007

AWESOME recipe! Super easy! I did find it has more of a caramel flavor if you use dark corn syrup instead of the light. I found the sugar mixture and popcorn break easy, so I used a round bottomed bowl and used a soft spatula to turn it. Worked beautifully. And I'm in a high elevation area, so I cut the cooking time to 20 minutes. Once the time was done, I poured it all out onto wax paper and separated it. A big hit with my sweety! Will keep this one around a long time! =D