The Best Caramel Popcorn

The Best Caramel Popcorn puts butter, sugar and powdered vanilla whey protein at the center of a dessert recipe and finishes in about 25 minutes, enough for 2 large bowls of caramel corn.

• Yield 2 large bowls of caramel corn
• Ready in 25 minutes
• Prep 10 minutes
• Cook 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup powdered vanilla whey protein (found in any health food aisle from Wal-mart to your everyday grocery store)
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large bowls of popped corn

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, whey protein, corn syrup and water. Cook over medium heat until the mixture barely comes to a slow boil. It should still look very light in color.
2. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the vanilla, salt and baking soda.
3. Pour the caramel mixture over two large bowls of popped corn (about 1 cup unpopped kernels that have been air popped) and mix to combine.

Let the center settle before you cut it, or the slices will slump.