EASY MICROWAVE CARAMEL POPCORN

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Fast and easy and quite delicious, this is my daughter's favorite and a frequent request. Fortunately, I almost always have the ingredients in the pantry and it takes no time at all to throw together! We take this to every sort of kid-oriented activity for which we need to provide a treat. It makes a nice change from cookies and brownies and always disappears fast.

Provided by GSCook

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 16 cups (approx.), 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

16 cups popped microwave popcorn (2 microwavable bags)
3/4 cup corn syrup (Karo or generic)
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Pop the popcorn according to the instructions and empty into a large bowl (be sure to remove any unpopped kernels).
  • Mix the corn syrup and brown sugar together in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on hight for 3 minutes.
  • Stir butter and vanilla into the brown sugar/syrup mixture and stir until the butter is melted.
  • Pour over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly coated.
  • Spread on cookie sheets (greased or sprayed with cooking spray) and dry until desired hardness. (When hard, I break it up a little more as I put it into the serving bowl to make it truly bite sized.).
  • Prep time includes time to pop popcorn (about 3 minute per bag -- I usually measure out everything else while the popcorn's popping). Cooking time includes mixing but does not include drying time; however, that will vary depending on how hard you want your popcorn. We have a tendency to eat it pretty much right away!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.6, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 44.1, Carbohydrate 81.8, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 45.7, Protein 2.8

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