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Caramel Popcorn

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Caramel Popcorn

Sweet, crunchy American caramel popcorn — a movie night classic. Baking the caramel-coated popcorn low and slow at 120°C, stirring every 20 minutes, dries the caramel into a crisp coating instead of leaving it sticky and chewy.

Total time
70 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
60 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
vegetarian

Ingredients

3/4 cuppopcorn kernels
3 tbspvegetable oil
200gbutter
1 cupbrown sugar
1/2 cupgolden syrup
1/2 tspbaking soda
1 tspvanilla extract
1/2 tspsalt

Instructions

1

Pop corn in oil in a covered pot. Spread on lined trays.

2

Boil butter, brown sugar and golden syrup 4 minutes.

3

Remove from heat. Add bicarb, vanilla and salt.

4

Pour caramel over popcorn. Toss to coat.

5

Bake at 120°C for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Cool.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
772
Protein
0.6g
Fat
50.7g
Carbs
82.2g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
448mg

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