EASIEST, BEST CARAMEL CORN EVER!!! MICROWAVE & No Calories!

Who doesn't love

CARAMEL CORN?

Especially in the dead of winter
when it is cold and we look for a
BIT OF COMFORT----
This takes less than 10 minutes
once you have the corn popped!

This family loves it!

Here is the easiest ever recipe:

Pop 3/4 cup popcorn-

(or measure out 10-14 cups popped corn)

Place in extra large microwave safe bowl.

In large Pyrex mixing bowl 

(I use one with pouring spout)

(recipe follows at bottom of post)

Stir together:  Brown sugar, corn syrup, butter.

It will start to melt down after first minute

in the microwave.

Microwave for 4 minutes-stirring after each minute.

It will get bubbly like this:

After 4th minute.

Stir these in:

Pour over popped corn.

Add as many nuts as you like.

We like cashews.

Coat everything by stirring

Stir.  Microwave.Stir again and repeat process.

Cool on cookie sheet then break apart.

Eat.

Ummmm... I promise NOT TO TELL if you

accidentally leave some caramel in the bowl

and HAVE to scrape it out and EAT IT so it

doesn't  go to waste.

Yeah- I am a good friend like that!

Here's the recipe:

Caramel Corn:

Place in large microwave safe bowl:

10-14 cups popped corn 

(I use 2 large bags Orville Redenbacher)

In separate microwave safe LARGE measuring cup:

Mix together:

1 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup light Karo syrup

1/2 cup butter

Microwave above for 4 minutes-stirring after every minute.

Then stir in:

1/2 teaspoon salt (more if you like sweet & salty)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

Pour above mixture over popcorn and nuts.

Stir well.

Microwave on high 1 minute.

Stir well.

Microwave on high 1 more minute.

Stir well.

Microwave on high 30 seconds.

Stir well.

Microwave on high 30 more seconds.

Stir well.  (That's a total of 3 minutes)

Dump onto greased cookie sheet and let cool completely.

Break apart and store -if there's any left!

Some of you know that somehow,
someway I did something to my back.
It was NOT lifting a fork to my mouth
either-thanks for asking.
Anyway, I am not working at the VA today.
Just felt I couldn't do an adequate job
and that someone else could do it better.
This, too, shall pass.
Just a little bump in the road--
or crick in the back.
I have to get back on track with 
MY PROGRAM!

Hope YOU have a great Tuesday.
I will be watching mindless TV 
today, or reading, or computing,
just not doing anything worthwhile...


Oh- Yeah-Just so you know--
I mighta lied about the 
NO CALORIE THING.
(the devil made me do it)