Let's see what's on Grandma's menu today!

Grandma is serving Caramel Popcorn! It can make a great gift or treat during the holidays.

Ingredients

Make sure to find the best and freshest ingredients.

Salt
Butter
Vanilla
Brown Sugar
Baking Soda
Popped Corn
White Corn Syrup

Tools

Most of these tools can be found in your household.

1 cup
1/2 cup
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
One medium sized pot
One large baking pan

Baking Instructions

If you want to make more double everything, or if you want to make less, cut everything in half. Always double check that your propotions are correct!

Spread your cooked Popcorn on a baking pan and bake in the oven at 250° (300° also works).
Combine 1 cup of Butter, 2 cups of Brown Sugar, 1/2 cup of White Corn Syrup, and 1 teaspoon of Salt in a pot over medium heat.
Stir constantly, continue to boil for about 3-5 minutes.
Stir in 1 teaspoon Vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda.
Turn off heat, take the Popcorn out of the oven and pour the sauce over it, making sure to mix thoroughly.
Bake Popcorn in the oven for 15 minutes, take it out and mix. Do this two more times.

That's it! I hope you enjoyed baking with Grandma!

Adding extras or substitues

You can always add more to your recipe! For example, with todays Caramel Popcorn, you could add things on top like nuts, sprinkles, and syrup. They're great to serve with coffee, apples, pretzels, and ice cream!

If you ever want to add a twist, or substitue for someone's allergies you can! Don't be afraid to swap out dairy products for dairy alternatives, like almond milk for milk, or oil for butter. You can always add extras of things too! If you want some of that extra sweetness, for example, you can add in some more brown sugar or vanilla extract.

Make Baking Easier

Here are a few ways to make baking easier on yourself.

Buy good ingredients

Leave your ingredients out so they're room temperature

Double check your measurements

Add ingredients in separate piles with similarities; powder with power, liquid with liquid, ect.

Have a good mixer, but don't over mix

Lastly, clean up after each mess; this makes the clean up process so much easier on yourself

About these recipes

These recipes are completely all made up from Grandma, some spring off of other recipes that might have a twist, but these are passed down in our family and usually aren't shared with anyone! I thought I would share these recipes in honor of my Grandma and all of her baking that she has done, and the smiles that came with them. In hopes to bring more smiles and joy within others.