This is the Best Caramel Corn Recipe on the planet! No exaggeration. Baked to keep it extra crunchy, this sweet treat is easy to make and even easier to shovel in your mouth. It's an easy recipe with the most delicious results!
Pop all your popcorn (6 quarts) and place in a large disposable baking pan and set aside.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
To a saucepan, add the brown sugar, butter, salt and corn syrup.
Melt together over medium heat, stirring almost constantly to keep it from burning.
Heat to boiling and let boil for 5 minutes, stirring almost constantly.
Remove from heat and add baking soda.
Stir well.
Pour over popped popcorn and stir well, taking care not to break the popcorn.
Bake at 250 degrees for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Stir the caramel corn as it cools to prevent it from sticking together in big clumps (approximately 10 minutes).
Store in an air tight container.
Notes
You can use an air popper or plain microwave popcorn.To make sure you don't have clumps, continue to stir the popcorn once you've removed it from the oven for the last time for about 10 minutes as it cools.