Grandma Paul's Caramel Corn

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So good, so easy!

OK folks, give up on the microwave bags! I love my Power Pop microwave popper. Easy, cheap and no chemicals. Two minutes and it's done! I put the popcorn in a big bowl, then shake to make the seeds fall to the bottom. Then I scoop out handfulls into another bowl and leave the seeds behind. I make 1/2 batch of caramel at a time to make things easier.

I usually use a thermometer too (like in previous comment, but I find that 5 minutes is just about right. Once I left it a little longer and it was even better. I can't wait until Halloween so I can make a big batch for the neighborhood (and leave a little for myself :

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Easy to make, but my roaster pan isnt even CLOSE to big enough. Used 3 cake pans & still spilled at every "stir". Yummy, though!

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This caramel corn is easy and tastes like you spent hours slaving over a hot stove. I make it for every family get together and it's gone in no time at all. Thanks Paula

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Holy Cow Paula!!! This is the first time I have ever made caramel corn because I thought it would be hard... NOT!! This was so easy and I keep taking pieces every time I stir it! I added walnuts for a extra treat!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

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this is soo good! my mom and i made this today and it is addictive and once i pulled it out of the oven i put rergular white sugar on top and mixed it it was soo good!! i'm eating it now!!

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I used three 3.3oz, normal bags of microwave popcorn because I like it to be really caramel-y. Four bags would probably been fine too, just not quite as coated.

I boiled the caramel 5 minutes, to 255 degrees on the candy thermometer. It turned out good--shiny and smooth. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? I like to use a candy thermometer whenever I can because I don't like to guess.

I think adding the 1/2 tsp vanilla is a good idea too, and I also tried to pick out all the unpopped kernals--ouch, be careful!!

Also make sure your roasting pan is large enough to comfortably stir the popcorn in. The more spread out it can be the better it will "toast".

A couple no-brainers that I still fell victim to:

#1 Caramel is HOT (duh, so be sure to use long-handled utensils to stir in caramel, and turn corn over with in pan. Table knives worked well. If caramel gets on you it WILL burn. Probably not the best recipe to have kids help with--except with the corn popping.

#2 Someone else made this comment too, but the 2qt sauce pan overflows once you add in the baking soda, so a 3 qt would be better.

Addictive!! :-

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This stuff is amazing! I'm going to add it to my Fourth of July snack menu and make it again at Christmas!

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I MADE THIS A FEW TIMES AND I NEVER GOT TO TAKE ANY HOME WITH ME THEY WERE ALL FIGHTING OVER IT...IT ALSO WAS THE BOWL EVERYONE WAS HANGING AROUND AND LOTS OF YUMMY COMMENTS. I MADE IT IN ONE OF THOSE THROW AWAY ALUMINUM PANS AND WAS ABLE TO COVER IT AND TAKE IT TO THE PARTY. I HAVE ALSO JUST USED PLAIN POPPED POPCORN FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND IT WAS GREAT--NEVER USED MICROWAVE POPCORN. I ALSO THREW IN SOME CHOCOLATE PIECES AND PNUTS DEPENDING ON THE CROWD. ALL AGES LOVED IT.

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So after a little calculating (as I had actual popcorn in a jar and not just microwave bags I took other reviewers advice and used 1/2 cup in a deep heavy-bottomed pot. The only problem was, 1/2 the kernels didn't pop. So I had a few mini-bags of 100-calorie microwave popcorn, and once they were cooked, I dumped them onto a cookie sheet so all the unpopped kernels would sift to the bottom and I wouldn't have to worry about an unwelcome crunch, or broken tooth. So all that popcorn went into a roasting pan (don't attempt this on a cookie sheet, because you won't be able to stir it like you need to then I topped it with about 1 cup of raw peanuts. I, too, boiled this for a little over 5 minutes (maybe closer to 6, as I wasn't sure when really, really boiling meant - I mean, just bubbles around the edge of the pot, or a rolling boil? so I compromised, started with the bubbles, then when I got to 5:30 I added about another minute. But here's a warning - make this in a saucepan large enough (I used a 2 1/2 qt because when you add that baking soda, when you start to stir it in it REALLY puffs up, nearly boiled up over the edge so I mean watch it. I also added 1/2 tsp of vanilla after the baking soda. How does it taste? That reviewer that said the only problem is you just can't stop eating it - wow - they were right. This is not hard at all - and totally worth it. I wanted to have something that rivaled the caramel corn at the Arclite Theater in LA - and this is IT.

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This was super easy and very very good.