The Easiest Baked Caramel Corn Recipe

I never knew how easy it was to make homemade caramel corn. This is my grandmother’s recipe and she was all about keeping things simple. You can make this Easy Baked Caramel Corn Recipe and give it out as DIY holiday gift ideas or store it in air-tight container for your own family to enjoy. Either way, you won’t believe how simple it is to make yourself.

How To Clean Caramel Off Of Your Pots & Cookware

While this is an easy recipe, there’s one thing that makes it tricky – the cleanup. You do have traces of caramel on your pots and bowls after you’ve finished this recipe. Don’t panic though, because I have tips for cleaning caramel off of pots:

Soak in hot water for at least one hour with dish detergent
Use a spatula to remove any remaining caramel, after you’ve soaked your dirty dishes
To keep your roasting pan clean and to avoid another item to wash, I recommend covering it with aluminum foil and then spraying with PAM cooking spray

I promise that this recipe is worth the little clean up of one bowl and one pot. Everyone gives away cookies for the holiday season, but I like to mix it up and give out something more unique than cookies.

How To Make Easy Baked Caramel Corn

Preheat your oven to 250º. Prepare one roasting pan by wrapping with aluminum foil and spraying with PAM non-stick cooking spray. You can pop your own popcorn, but to make it easier, I purchase pre-popped bagged popcorn.

Melt butter over medium heat on the stovetop, in a medium saucepan.

Once melted, stir in brown sugar, honey and salt.

Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Keep the mixture boiling, but stop stirring, for 5 minutes. I set a timer on my oven for exactly five minutes.