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Oven Baked Caramel Corn

Oct 27, 2014 · 13 Comments

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Sweet and delicious homemade oven baked caramel corn is easy to make, crunchy, and sweet. Perfect cold weather treat or delicious gift idea.

Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

Oven Bakedย Caramel Corn

Is there anything better than caramel corn?! Yes, there is.ย  Homemade oven baked caramel corn.ย  Everything is always better homemade, right? ย Sweet, and crunchy with the perfect caramel flavor.

Don't give out those giant popcorn tins this year. Make this seriously amazing oven baked caramel corn. Your friends will thank you.

 

Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe

Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

Oven Baked Caramel Corn

Sweet and delicious homemade oven baked caramel corn is easy to make, crunchy, and sweet. Perfect cold weather treat or delicious gift idea.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Snack
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories:
Author: The Gracious Wife
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Ingredients

  • 6-7 quarts white popped popcorn 24-28 cups
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 2 cups brown sugar packed
  • ยฝ cup light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, melt margarine. Add sugar and corn syrup.
  • Stir and bring mixture to a boil. Let boil for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Stir until fully combined.
  • Lay popcorn out on two cookie sheets. (Half on one and half on the other. You can use one for all of it, but I find I have an easier time stirring if I use two.)
  • Pour caramel mixture over popcorn. Stir to cover the popcorn.
  • Bake in a 200ยฐ oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Cool on foil or wax wax paper.
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Easy Homemade Oven Baked Caramel Corn Recipe - a delicious, sweet, and crunchy snack. Great for kids or even for a party! This would also be an amazing gift idea. Sooo much better than the store-bought stuff!

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  1. Erin @ Simple, Sweet & Savory says

    October 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Hey Michelle, I saw this homemade caramel corn on the link party and it looks amazing! My husband won't eat popcorn unless it's sweet (he's not a fan of the regular butter kind). But I know we'll both eat this!

    Reply
  2. Brandi @ penguinsinpink.com says

    October 28, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Oh my! This looks simply delish! I could die a happy momma now. Thanks so much for sharing. You are awesome!

    Reply
  3. Audrey says

    October 28, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    Oh my! I had to make sure my son wasn't looking over my shoulder when I clicked on this or he'd insist I make it tonight! Instead I will pin it to make this weekend.

    Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays Linky.

    Reply
  4. Erin @ Making Memories says

    October 28, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Oh yum! You're right, homemade caramel corn is the best! And yours looks great.
    http://makingmemorieswithyourkids.com

    Reply
  5. Jacqui says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:52 am

    Yummy! My kids would love this. Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!

    Reply
  6. Culinary Flavors says

    October 30, 2014 at 6:26 am

    This is perfect for young but also for older "kids" as well!

    Reply
  7. Holly (2 Kids and Tired) says

    October 30, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    I love caramel corn. I was thinking the other day that I really need to make some for my kids. Pinned!

    Reply
  8. hadia says

    October 31, 2014 at 10:13 am

    You made my day. I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS RECIPE AND I FOUND IT AT THE FOODIE FRIDAYS LINKY PATY. CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT!

    Reply
  9. Christie says

    November 05, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    I LOVE caramel corn. I can't believe how easy this recipe sounds. I'm have to make this soon!
    Thank you for linking up with #FoodieFriday! Stop by this Friday to see if you've been featured.
    Christie
    http://akitchenhoor.blogspot.com/

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  10. Kristina & Millie says

    November 06, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    I love carmel corn! They used to sell boxes with little packs of carmel in it but I haven't seen those in forever. I can't wait to try this instead! Thanks for linking up to Snickerdoodle Sunday!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      November 08, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Oooh. I've never seen those but it sounds delicious. I was pretty impressed with how well this turned out. It was my grandma's recipe and me and the kids ate EVERY crumb! Mmm

      Reply
  11. Linda says

    September 22, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    I made this a long time ago but lost my recipe. Thanks for posting yours, the only difference was that mine called for peanuts as well. it is good with or without peanuts. Love doing this as Christmas presents as well.
    Everyone really liked it.

    Reply
  12. Dwan Graham says

    December 28, 2022 at 10:58 am

    Never use margarine--only real butter. Yummy

    Reply

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