Homemade Caramel Corn With Pics Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 8 cups popped corn (apprx. 1/3 cup unpopped kernels)
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2-1 cup spanish roasted peanuts for those who can eat nuts.

Directions:

  1. 1. Preheat Oven to 300.
  2. 2. On a baking sheet with sides, spread out cooked popcorn and set a side.
  3. 3. In a medium-sized heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt.
  4. 4. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.
  5. 5. Cook until the mixture reaches 250 on a candy thermometer and is at the hard-ball stage or for me it just looks really melted, about 3 minutes. I never use a thermometer for this.
  6. 6. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in baking soda. It foams.
  7. 7. Immediately pour the mixture over the popcorn (and nuts), stirring the mess until most of the kernels are coated.
  8. 8. Bake the popcorn mix for 15 minutes. Stir, coating any kernels that were not coated at the beginning, and bake for 5 more minutes.
  9. 9. Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes. With a wooden spoon or spatula, stir the popcorn as it continues to cool, coating it evenly and breaking up any large clumps.
  10. 10. Popcorn can be stored in an air tight container in a cool place for up to 1 week. Now why would it even last that long before it was eaten?
  11. 11. I used one of my big plastic bowls to stir the popcorn and melted ingredients and then scraped onto the backing sheet. I lightly sprayed the bowl with canola oil so the stuff would not stick.
  12. 12. Anyway, this tastes so good and I really love the Spanish peanuts.
  13. 13. It really is easy. Pop the corn, melt the stuff, pour, mix, stir, bake, cool and eat. Enjoy JJ
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3118.2 Kcal (13055 kJ)
Calories from fat 700.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 77.84g 120%
Cholesterol 30.53mg 10%
Sodium 1837.67mg 77%
Potassium 4479.89mg 95%
Total Carbs 599.71g 200%
Sugars 381.65g 1527%
Dietary Fiber 46.88g 188%
Protein 67.97g 136%
Vitamin C 86.2mg 144%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 16.7mg 93%
Calcium 343.8mg 34%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 178.07 Kcal (746 kJ)
Calories from fat 40.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.45g 120%
Cholesterol 1.74mg 10%
Sodium 104.94mg 77%
Potassium 255.83mg 95%
Total Carbs 34.25g 200%
Sugars 21.79g 1527%
Dietary Fiber 2.68g 188%
Protein 3.88g 136%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 144%
Iron 1mg 93%
Calcium 19.6mg 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 68.1
    Points
  • 88
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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