Typically a sugar solution or syrup is made and heated until it browns and becomes thick, producing a caramelized candy syrup.
This hot candy is then mixed with popped popcorn, and allowed to cool. The process creates a sweet flavored, crunchy snack food or treat. Some varieties, after coating with the candy syrup, are baked in an oven to crisp the mixture. Mixes of caramel corn sometimes contain nuts such as peanuts,pecans,almonds or cashew.
The combination of caramel and corn dates back at least as far as the 1890s with the strong molasses flavor of Cracker Jack, an early version of which was introduced at the Chicago World’s fair in 1893.
There are many commercial brands and forms of caramel corn available
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