If you’re looking for the best homemade caramel corn recipe, you’ve come to the right place! Caramel Corn as Food Gifts is such a great treat! This sweet and crunchy caramel popcorn is a must-have for the holiday season—or honestly, any time you’re craving a nostalgic, buttery treat. Not only is it incredibly easy to make, but it also makes the perfect DIY edible gift. Just bag it up in clear sacks, tie with festive baker’s twine, and you’ve got a budget-friendly homemade gift that everyone will love. Plus, this recipe delivers that crisp texture you want—never soggy! Whether you're gifting it or snacking straight from the pan, this caramel corn is guaranteed to be a favorite.
Watch the gift come together super quick here!
Top Tip
For all the tips and tricks of this caramel corn you can also see the recipe in more detail on my blog HERE!
Gifting
For the bag and twine click HERE! This wraps up so cute!
Tags
Click BELOW to download this cute Teacher Gift Tag! I suggest using a white card stock paper.
Holiday Gift
This popcorn makes a great Christmas gift too! Pack it up in a tin and everyone will love it when you deliver this to their door!
Best Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 9 Tablespoons butter 1 stick plus 1 Tablespoon
- 4 ½ Tablespoons light corn syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt heaping
- ¼+1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼+1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
*yes, you need ¼+1/8 teaspoons of both soda and vanilla or ⅜. this is not an error.
Instructions
- Pop popcorn according to directions on corn label. Preheat oven to 300℉ Place popcorn in large aluminum disposable roasting pan. This makes removing unpopped kernels super easy—just push the popcorn to one side, then, working in small sections, move handfuls to the clean side while picking out any kernels left behind.In a 1 ½ qt sauce pan add sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts and mixture begins to boil. Cook without stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda. Pour over corn and stir gently to coat. Bake for 15 minutes. Pull out pan and stir well while scraping bottom. Bake an additional 7-10 minutes. Remove pan and stir again. Allow to cool. Break into pieces.
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