Mrs. Tate's Caramel Popcorn

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup popcorn (unpopped)
• 1/2 cup margarine (earth balance)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 pop corn either in a kettle with 1/2tbs coconut butter or in air popper. place popped corn in a large bowl.
• 2 heat oven to 200°f.
• 3 prepare large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 4 melt margarine, brown sugar, syrup, and salt in a pot over medium/high heat.
• 5 when mixture starts to boil, turn down to low and continue boiling for 5 minute.
• 6 remove pot from stove top and stir in baking soda. the mixture might start to bubble.
• 7 immediately pour over popcorn and mix in, you have to act quickly so that it mixes well. be careful as it is extremely hot to touch.
• 8 pour mixture on baking sheet and place in oven for one hour.
• 9 remove from oven and let cool. when cool break in to smaller pieces.