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Caramel Popcorn

Alice's recipe · not cooked yet.

Serves 4 · 20 min · American

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cuplight corn syrup
  • 1/2 cuppopcorn kernels
  • 1/4 cupbrown sugar
  • 2 tbspunsalted butter
  • 1/4 tspsea salt
  • 1/4 tspbaking soda
  • 1/2 tspvanilla extract

Method

  1. oneSpread on parchment-lined baking sheet to cool.
  2. twoPop popcorn kernels and set aside.
  3. threeBring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. fourIn a saucepan, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
  5. fiveRemove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla extract.
  6. sixPour caramel mixture over popcorn and toss to coat.

Per serving

an estimate
400 kcal
0 protein
22 carbs
35 fat
0 fibre
268 mg sodium

Protein, carbs, fat — and a gap for what the estimate can't see. Popcorn kernels was matched to Oil, apricot kernel, which is a guess. Grams per serving, from USDA FoodData Central.

Review ingredient matches
IngredientMatched asAmountkcal
1/4 cup light corn syrupFlavoured syrup77 g154good match
1/2 cup popcorn kernelsOil, apricot kernel118 g1046guess
1/4 cup brown sugarSugars, brown50 g191good match
2 tbsp unsalted butterButter, salted28 g201good match
1/4 tsp sea saltSalt, table2 g0likely
1/4 tsp baking sodaLeavening agents, baking soda1 g0likely
1/2 tsp vanilla extractVanilla extract3 g7likely

A "guess" means the amount or food wasn't recognised — tweak the ingredient text (add a quantity and unit) for a better match.

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