Movie candy caramel corn

24 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
16 cups Popped popcorn
5 cups Mini pretzels
2 cups Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 cup Butter or margarine
½ cup Dark corn syrup
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Baking soda
1 cup Salted peanuts
2 cups Favorite candy; candy corn; mini chocolate mints choco covered raisins or, peanuts, M&M's, bridge mix, whatever you want...

Directions

PATTI - VDRJ67A

Heat oven to 200~. In large roasting pan combine popcorn and pretzels; set aside. In 2 quart saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mix comes to a boil (12-14 minutes). Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reads 238~ or small amount of mix dropped in ice water forms a soft ball (4-6 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn mixture; sprinkle peanuts over coating. Stir until popcorn is coated.

Bake for 20 minutes; stir. Continue baking for 25 minutes. Remove from oven; stir in candy. Immediately place caramel corn on waxed paper; cool completely.

Break into pieces. Store in tightly covered container.

Makes 24 cups.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 654 by RecipeLu <recipelu@...> on Jan 31, 1998

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