can good caramel corn be made with granulated sugar instead of brown sugar?

Question

i don't have brown sugar right now and i want to make caramel corn. should i just wait till i go shopping for groceries again?

Answer 1

Yes, I have a wonderful recipe!!!

Robley's Karmel Korn

* 2 quarts popped popcorn
* 1 1/3 c. coarsely chopped pecans
* 2/3 c. almonds
* 1 1/3 c. sugar
* 1 c. butter
* 1 t. vanilla
* 2/3 c. clear Karo corn syrup

Mix the popcorn and the nuts together and spread out on a cookie sheet. Combine sugar, butter, and Karo syrup in a heavy 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes or until the mixture turns a light caramel color. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour over popcorn and nuts; mix to coat well. Spread out to dry. Break apart and store in a tightly covered container.

This makes a great gift--and giving it away helps prevent everyone in the household from snarfing it down uncontrollably.

There is one caution I must make about this caramel corn; it is very, very important to remove all the unpopped "old maid" kernals from the popcorn. If you hit one of these unpopped duds when you're eating the caramel corn, you can break a tooth!

I have written this up on my cooking blog, but it won't publish for a couple more days. You get the sneak preview!

Barb

Answer 2

Of course it can be made with white sugar... caramelised sugar is made with white sugar, which is the basis for the caramel coating on the corn.

Cheers

Answer 3

you can make really good caramel corn by using regular sugar, in fact that's what I use, as brown sugar has added molasses in it.