Easy Carmel Oven Popcorn

Name: Easy Carmel Oven Popcorn
Ingredients: 12 cups Popped Popcorn; 1-1/2 cup Peanuts OR Pecans, Optional; 1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed; 1/2 cups Butter; 1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

12 cups Popped Popcorn
1-1/2 cup Peanuts OR Pecans, Optional
1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed
1/2 cups Butter
1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

Directions

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1. Preheat oven 350F.
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2. Airpop popcorn, if desired, into large metal bowl. The bagged stuff works just fine, too, if you'd rather use that. Sprinkle nuts over top (optional).
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3. Stir brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, until bubbly. Cook 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda.
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4. Pour the sauce over the popcorn in the metal bowl (you can also divide the popcorn between a couple of cake pans, if you prefer). Stir until everything is well-coated.
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5. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes. Enjoy hot (yum!), or allow to cool and then store in an airtight container or bags.
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This is great to pack for travel, games, school, gifts, you name it. It rarely lasts more than a day around here, but it keeps well at least a week if you store it airtight, so you can make it ahead of time!