Homemade Caramel Corn
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Homemade Caramel Corn is a simple, sweet-and-salty snack made by coating popcorn and peanuts in a caramelized brown sugar glaze. You can customize the texture from chewy to crunchy, and it comes together in about 30 minutes. Great for parties, gifts, or satisfying sweet cravings.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 20- 12 cups popped popcorn (about 1/2 cup kernels or about 2-3 bags microwave popcorn)
- 1 cup peanuts (optional)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup butter (cubed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- Pinch of salt
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 30M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 76mg
- Total sugar
- 13g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 38mg
- Calcium
- 8mg
- Iron
- 0.34mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 76MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.