Fruity Baked Popcorn

Ingredients

• 7 cups popped corn
• 3/4 cup candied red cherries, cut up
• 1 cup broken pecans
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Remove all unpopped kernels from popcorn.
2. In a 17 x 12 x 2 inch baking pan, combine popcorn, cherries and pecans.
3. In a 1 1/2 quart saucepan, combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts and mixture comes to boiling. Cook over low heat 5 minutes more.
4. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla extract. Pour mixture over popcorn; gently stir to coat popcorn mixture.
5. Bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes; stir.
6. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more.
7. Remove corn mixture to a large bowl. Cool.