Homemade caramel corn is fresher than store bought treats.
Make your stove top popcorn popper do double duty. Put it to use to coat the popped corn with caramel. These cooking pots are designed to keep the popcorn kernels moving as they heat until they pop. This same movement comes in handy when evenly distributing caramel syrup over the popcorn. Always carefully clean out the popper after using it to coat popcorn with caramel or another sugar-based coating.
Instructions
1. Pour the popcorn kernels and canola oil in the stove top popper and heat over medium heat, cranking the handle for three to four minutes or until the popcorn stops popping. Remove the popper from the heat and set it aside.
2. Heat the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter in a microwave-safe bowl on high power for five to seven minutes or until the mixture boils. Stop the microwave every two minutes to stir the mixture.
3. Stir the baking soda into the caramel mixture. Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
4. Drizzle the caramel syrup over the popcorn in the popper and crank the handle to stir the popcorn and distribute the syrup over the popped corn.
5. Transfer the caramel popcorn to the wax paper-lined baking sheet and cool to room temperature.
6. Break up any clumps and serve.
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