Easy Microwave Caramel Popcorn

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 16 cups popped microwave popcorn (2 microwavable bags)
• 3/4 cup corn syrup (karo or generic)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 pop the popcorn according to the instructions and empty into a large bowl (be sure to remove any unpopped kernels).
• 2 mix the corn syrup and brown sugar together in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on hight for 3 minutes.
• 3 stir butter and vanilla into the brown sugar/syrup mixture and stir until the butter is melted.
• 4 pour over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly coated.
• 5 spread on cookie sheets (greased or sprayed with cooking spray) and dry until desired hardness. (when hard, i break it up a little more as i put it into the serving bowl to make it truly bite sized.).
• 6 prep time includes time to pop popcorn (about 3 minute per bag -- i usually measure out everything else while the popcorn's popping). cooking time includes mixing but does not include drying time; however, that will vary depending on how hard you want your popcorn. we have a tendency to eat it pretty much right away!