Caramel Corn

Fall is in the air, and there are so many great recipes to make this time of year! One of my favorite is this caramel corn recipe. It is easy and great for fall parties, kids Halloween parties, and treat bags. I make this every October to kick off the fall!

Ingredients:

5 Quarts Popped Corn

2 Cups Light Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup Corn Syrup

1 Cup Butter

1/4 t. Cream Of Tartar

1 t. Salt

1 t. Baking Soda

Pop 5 quarts of popcorn and place in a large foil or roasting pan coated with cooking spray.

In a medium sized saucepan combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, cream of tartar and salt. Bring mixture up to a rapid boil, stirring constantly. Using a candy thermometer, cook mixture until 260 degrees. Once temperature has been reached, remove from heat and add baking soda. Mixture will grow in size and become fluffy. Stir until baking soda is completely mixed in.

Pour caramel over popcorn and stir until all corn is completely covered. This may take some time, but just keep stirring and all kernels will get covered.

Place caramel corn in preheated oven set to 200 degrees. Cook for 1 hour, stirring every fifteen minutes. If after an hour, corn is still sticky cook a little longer until done.

When finished, take out and cool. You may have to stir it occasionally as it cools to avoid it from clumping. When cooled, place in air tight container. Enjoy!