i used a roasting pan to mix/bake and microwave popcorn and omitted the nuts. i found it to be both easy and delicious. my four year old helped. definitely a do-again.

YUM YUM YUM!!!! please work , yes, but the results are fabulous. it is so delicious. i put cashews in mine and my husband and kids and i loved it. i like the idea i read about using a deeper baking pan, that i will do next time!!! a new favorite for sure. thank you

uh....so good. It tastes a whole lot like cracker jack. Warning! Dont be on phone while making recipes. It took a long time, and i was under so much pressure cause im not very experienced. But it was good. Ill try to make again. The popcorn kept on coming out of the pa though. So, some burned cause if i stirred it, you have to have the cover off yes? So, popcorn flew everywhere so i just put the lid on. Im waiting for it to cme out of the oven, and am currently cleaning (with this exeption) but i was munching as i went and it is fabulous. Good job

I have been making this recipe for years and I have to tell you it is the best caramel corn you will eat. Sure it's a bit of work and a bit messy but you'll be glad you took the time. So will friends and family..If you clean your pans while they are still warm washing them up is easier.. Using a popcorn popper takes less time...Sometimes I have only added peanuts. I also use pecan halves rather then pieces.. This last Christmas my husband and I made over 60 little gift bags for his men at his job. He was the big man on campus for a while but never revealed that he had helped make it..He gave all the credit to me....I know you'll enjoy this...go for it..

I gave out the caramel corn as christmas gifts and everyone could not stop eating it...plus they all wanted the recipe! This is how I made it: I used 1 1/2 recipes and used 2 bags of Newmans own Natural microwave popcorn. I also used 2 shallow baking pans and cooked it for just over an hour. FABULOUS! I've made it 3 times in the last 2 weeks. I think I'm addicted!

This is a great recipe, but after reading some of the comments about the mess, etc., I have to comment. Having the right tools makes all the difference. I use a large rectangular roasting pan with high (about 4") sides to do the mixing and a large heavy plastic or wooden spoon. I got my roaster at Goodwill, the kind that used to come with a new kitchen range. Just keep turning the whole glob of popcorn and syrup slowly and it will end up evenly coated. I leave it in the roaster, putting about half of it on a cookie sheet or another roaster (mine has a lid that works well) and put on two racks in the oven. A large plastic dish pan also works well to mix in--just buy a new dish pan and dedicate for this use.

Great recipe! Tastes heavenly and you´ll have a hard time trying to stop eating.

Decrease unpopped popcorn to 2 cups

phenominal!

A lot of work, a lot of mess, but really good. The ony thing I do differently is to stir constantly during the 5 minute boiling period. No way it can boil without scorching for 5 minutes and get to the right temp. Just bring to a boil that won't stir down and keep it there for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

At first you think this isn't going to turn out and what a mess it is. But one bite, you know it was well worth all the trouble. I made it for Superbowl and nobody was eating it because of all the food. I put it in front of one person and once they tried it everyone was fighting over it. It isn't overly sweet like all the commercial brands, just perfect. Thanks for a great recipe!

Not sure how it is humanly possible to mix the sauce into the popcorn. This creates a huge MESS! The end result is not worth all the work!

I went even lower with the oven temp - to 200, and cooked for 1 hour still stirring every 15 mins. I also prefer to microwave the sauce. 2 mins on high, stir, microwave another 1 minute, stir, then 1 minute more. The sauce cleans up easily for me with hot water. I think if you have trouble with the sauce being difficult to clean up, you might have cooked it too long and gotten a little too close to hard ball stage. If you aren't getting every kernal coated, you need to keep your popcorn warm while making the sauce and you also need to stir it longer before you spread it out on sheets.

I dont know how anyone can boil this mixture for 5 minutes without stirring, mine turned to glue.

Delicious! I ran a little short of Karo so added a little Molasses to make up a half cup. If anything, it added to the flavor. Taking a batch to the grandkids this week!

If you don't have room in your kitchen for many pans, cooking, cooling and whatnot -- then don't make this, but if you do, it's well worth the mess. My kids love it, my husband was thrilled and I found a keeper:)

This recipe is OUTSTANDING! I made it for my Halloween Party and the Guests went nuts! Fiddle Faddle and Crunch a Munch cannot shine a candle to this stuff! SO GOOD!

my friends, family, co-workers and dinner guests couldn't believe that this was home made. this recipe was fantastic! i used an air popper like others, and i would recommend trying to sort out unpopped kernels before carameling it up! yay!