Homemade Microwave Caramel Popcorn

I LOVE me some Caramel Popcorn

Most that you buy is just…

meh…

The BEST I have every bought

was in Rehoboth beach in Delaware

and that is a LONG trip from Oregon!

but this homemade stuff

is even BETTER!

It is fresh,

delicious,

and so freaking good

I could probably eat the whole bowl

Luckily,

I have 3 kids & a Husband to share it with

(the baby doesn’t eat it… yet!)

so I don’t eat it all 🙂

Plus, it is EASY

all done in the microwave

in minutes!

Ingredients:

Plain popcorn – I use 4 bags of my Plain Brown Bag Microwave Popcorn. Or approximately 1 cup of Unpopped popcorn (I have no idea how many cups that is popped… I haven’t measured)
1/4 cup Corn Syrup
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 TBSP Baking Soda

Directions:

Put the Corn Syrup, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Microwave it for one minute and then stir it together. Put it back in the microwave for 3 1/2 minutes. Remove from microwave and add the baking soda. The mixture will GROW after adding the baking soda. My kids love that part! Science in the kitchen 🙂 After you mix in the Baking Soda, pour it over the Plain Popcorn. I place all the popcorn in a large brown bag (that you get from the grocery store) and pour the caramel over it. Then we close the bag and shake – ALOT! The kids like this part too. If you have a bowl with a lid, you could shake it in that too 🙂 I just realized I have a large bowl with a lid that I could have been shaking it in… *doh* Guess I’ll just use that next time! Now enjoy your fresh, homemade caramel popcorn!