Homemade Caramel Popcorn is a super easy to make treat. If you love soft caramel popcorn with nuts, check this out. Don't miss the secret ingredient too.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel, popcorn
Prep Time 3 minutesminutes
Cook Time 7 minutesminutes
Cool 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 7cups
Ingredients
7cupspopped popcorn
¼cupbutter
½cupbrown sugar
½cuplight corn syrup
7ouncessweetened condensed milk
⅓cupspanish peanuts
⅓cupsweetened coconut flakesoptional
Instructions
Pop popcorn & set aside in large bowl.
In a large saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup & sweetened condensed milk.
Bring the mixture to a boil (all ingredients will combine & get thick) stirring slowly & constantly with spatula.
Reduce the heat to med/low & continue to boil & stir for 5 minutes.
Immediately remove from heat & pour over the popped popcorn.
Stir with a large silicone spatula to coat all of the popcorn.
Toss in the peanuts & optional coconut & continue to stir to incorporate.
Allow to cool before serving.
This is a softer caramel- will not become crunchy or hard when cooled!