microwave caramel corn

A quick and easy way to make your favorite homemade caramel corn! This recipe uses the microwave to make it so it's fast, easy and delicious!

Microwave Caramel Corn

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c. brown sugar

c. corn syrup

c butter

tsp salt

vanilla

tsp baking soda

Melt brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt in microwave for 3 minutes, stirring in one minute intervals.

Add vanilla and baking soda to brown sugar mixture. Mix well.

Put popped popcorn into a brown grocery bag. Pour brown sugar mixture over the popcorn. Shake bag.

Put grocery bag in microwave. Microwave for 3 minutes. After each minute take bag out and shake. After three minutes microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Shaking after each 30 second interval. Pour onto wax paper and let cool.

This easy 15 minute recipe for Microwave Caramel Popcorn is a sweet and salty treat perfect for snacking, dessert or gifting during the holidays!

Microwave Caramel Popcorn

(1 gallon) plain popped popcorn

c. butter

corn syrup

salt

baking soda

vanilla extract

Place popped popcorn in a large brown paper...

Place popped popcorn in a large brown paper bag.

Add the butter to a medium microwave safe...

Add the butter to a medium microwave safe bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt.

Microwave on high for 3 minutes, stopping to...

Microwave on high for 3 minutes, stopping to stir every minute.

Working quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla....

Working quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour the caramel mixture into the bag with the popcorn. Close the bag and shake well.

Add the brown bag to the microwave and...

Add the brown bag to the microwave and microwave for 1 minute and shake. Repeat this step two more times.

Pour the popcorn onto wax paper and spread...

Pour the popcorn onto wax paper and spread out to cool.

Store cooled popcorn in a sealed container.

This Sea Salted Microwave Caramel Corn is ridiculously easy to make AND ridiculously delicious to eat. Make plenty! It will disappear faster than you can say "Ridiculously Easy Microwave Caramel Corn"!

Ridiculously Easy Sea Salted Microwave Caramel Corn

popcorn

butter (I use salted)

brown sugar

flaky sea salt (I love Maldon)

Prepare a work surface by laying out two 3-feet long pieces of parchment paper, overlapping slightly.

After popping the popcorn, transfer it to a bowl. Lift the popcorn with your hands and shake the bowl lightly so the old maids (unpopped kernels) fall to the bottom. Lift the 4 quarts of popcorn out of the bowl and transfer to a large brown paper grocery bag.

Combine the butter, brown sugars, corn syrup and salt in a large microwave-safe bowl. Place in the microwave and heat on high power for 2 minutes. Stir to combine. If the butter is not completely melted, return to the microwave for another 30-60 seconds.

After stirring, return to the microwave for 1 minute. The mixture should be bubbling up furiously by this point. Remove bowl and stir well then return to the microwave for another minute. Repeat this cooking and stirring for a total of 3 more minutes.

Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir in the vanilla and baking soda. Stir well until all of the baking soda is well incorporated. Pour the hot mixture over the popcorn in the bag. Fold the top of the bag down once and shake, shake, shake to distribute syrup through the corn.

Microwave on high power for 1 minute. Remove the bag and hold it at the top and one of the bottom corners. Shake well and return to the microwave for another minute. Repeat cooking and shaking two more times for a total of 4 minutes. Turn the popcorn out onto the prepared parchment paper. Allow to cool completely.

Sprinkle, to taste with flaky sea salt. (Just take a good pinch in between your thumb and forefinger and rub the fingers together to break up the large flakes.)

Store in an airtight container. The caramel corn will keep well for 1-2 weeks.

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