This Easy Caramel Puff Popcorn is seriously so delicious! It’s a crazy addicting snack that is perfect for the holidays, a road trip, game night, or just about any other event you can think of! Everyone who tastes this Caramel Puff Popcorn loves it and has a challenging time keeping their hand out of the bowl. Let me teach you all my simple tips and tricks to make this caramel corn delicious! Make it with me!
What is Puff Popcorn?
Puff Popcorn is a puffed corn snack that is made with cornmeal and then baked. You can purchase it at many local grocery stores.
Pirates Booty is the most common puffed corn on the market and you can purchase large bags of it from Costco! For this recipe, I used the off-brand puff corn from Smith’s and it works just as well. I want to say that it may have been a little cheaper too! Whatever you can find at your local retailer will work for this recipe!
You can also use regular popcorn if you want to substitute it for the puffed stuff. Either will have the same delicious caramel corn taste!
What You’ll Need For Caramel Puff Popcorn
This recipe has only a couple of ingredients that you may already have on hand, aside from the puff popcorn!
What You’ll Need
Brown Sugar
Karo Syrup
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Butter
Vanilla
Puffed Popcorn
How long will caramel popcorn stay fresh?
The puffed caramel corn will stay fresh for up to a week if it is stored in an airtight container!
This recipe makes great Christmas or edible holiday gifts! We made a double batch of this recipe and stuffed it into cute decorated Christmas bags with a bow for our neighbors. It was a cute and inexpensive gift idea!
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Easy Caramel Puff Corn
This puff caramel corn comes together in a matter of minutes, and it's delicious! It's a crowd-pleasing treat!
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup karo syrup
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large bag puffed popcorn
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together brown sugar and Karo syrup. Bring to a boil and stir continuously for 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the sweetened condensed milk, butter, and vanilla. Return to heat and continue stirring until butter melts.
- Pour the caramel sauce over the puffed corn and toss until well coated.
- Spread out onto parchment or wax paper to cool. Caramel will be soft but not sticky!
