Movie Candy Caramel Corn
Ingredients
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- 5 cups mini pretzels
- 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 2 cups favorite candy; candy corn, mini chocolate mints, chocolate covered raisins or peanuts, M&M's, bridge mix or whatever you would like
Instructions
- Heat oven to 200 degrees F.
- 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 degrees F 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 wax paper; cool completely.
- Break into pieces.
- Store in tightly covered container.
Makes 24 cups.
