Old Fashioned Caramel Popcorn In The Microwave! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup popcorn (un-popped)
1/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Pop popcorn. (Update: 2- 3.5 oz bags popped microwave popcorn can be substituted, approximately same volume).
Put popped popcorn in a large, brown paper grocery bag.
Stovetop: Add syrup, sugar and butter to a pan and bring to a boil for two minutes. (Update: In a microwave safe bowl, nuke until ingredients are melted and bubbly, 3-5 minutes.).
Add vanilla and baking powder and stir briefly.
While foaming, quickly pour caramel into the brown bag, over the popped popcorn. Roll the top of the bag together until closed and shake well.
Place brown bag into the microwave and nuke 45 seconds.
Remove bag from the microwave and shake well. Do not open the bag.
Repeat steps: nuke for 45 seconds, remove, shake well, 3 more times.
Nuke again for 30 seconds, remove, shake well and pour onto baking sheets to cool. Toss the bag.
Caramel will harden as it cools, break apart and enjoy!