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Caramel Puffcorn


  • Author: Kitschen Cat
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins
  • Yield: 6 cups 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 bag puffed corn (4.5 ounces)
  • 1 stick unsalted butter (affiliate)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (affiliate), packed
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (affiliate)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees and pour puffed corn out into large rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan.
  2. In medium saucepan over medium high heat, melt butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt.
  3. Stir gently and bring to a boil. Continue stirring caramel mixture at a boil for 4 minutes. If your caramel seems to be turning a darker shade around 4 minutes, immediately take off of heat!
  4. Take saucepan off of heat and stir in vanilla. (Be careful, it gets a little poppy!)
  5. Stir in baking soda and then pour entire foamy mixture over top of puffed corn.
  6. Stir puffed corn until fully coated with caramel and then place in oven.
  7. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool on wax paper.
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour