Easy Homemade Microwave Caramel Popcorn
Homemade Microwave Caramel Popcorn Recipe! It’s ridiculously good and so easy. Made with only 5 ingredients, in less than 10 minutes, and in the microwave.
How to Make Homemade Caramel Popcorn in the Microwave?
You combine all of the caramel ingredients in a saucepan. But you don’t have to bring it to a certain temperature. Or making actual caramel at this point.
Then pour the caramel sauce over the popcorn. Microwave a few times. Tossing the popcorn in between each microwave session. You lay out the popcorn on a baking sheet to cool. And that’s it!
What does this caramel popcorn taste like?
It tastes exactly like the caramel popcorn from the Caramel & Cheddar Chicago Mix Popcorn!!!
I would have thought a popcorn that good would take hours to make. But nope. It only takes ten minutes in the microwave without any candy thermometer or anything.
Serve this popcorn at…
This popcorn + these chocolate chip cookies or these 7 layer bar macaroons would make the best tailgate dessert combo.
It would also be great at for a party, cookout, house warming gift, new baby gift, or an after school snack.
Easy Homemade Microwave Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
- 10 cups air-popped popcorn (I use a store-bought bag of popcorn like lightly salted SmartFood)
For the caramel:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Add popcorn to a large microwave-safe bowl. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar. Whisk constantly until fully combined and boiling. Remove from heat.
- Whisk in corn syrup, vanilla, and baking soda.
- Pour over popcorn. Fold with a rubber spatula to evenly coat.
- Microwave the popcorn for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir. Repeat 3 more times.
- Spread snack mix into a single layer onto a large baking sheet lined with foil. Allow to cool on the pan. Break apart large clusters if desired.
- Cover the snack mix tightly once cooled.
I just want to get this right or maybe you could edit the instructions, you stated “melt butter” then it’s says “add butter”, I had to read this twice and in the rest of the instructions there’s no mention of brown sugar, is that what we should be adding? Thanx for this recipe easy ingredients and instructions ???
Just updated! I meant add brown sugar 🙂
Absolutely tasty! I used unsalted popcorn and put a pinch of salt in the caramel sauce, it’s divine!! thanks for sharing your lovely recipes….Like you, i have a sweet tooth and love to eat healthy! Easy Almond Chicken Stir Fry anyone? LOLL And last night’s Extra Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries also added to the LayersofHappiness you give my family and myself for your great recipes. Keep on cooking 🙂
I made this delicious Caramel corn tonight. Great recipe! Thankyou!