Deluxe Caramel Corn
"This is from a Taste of Home cookbook. Since I am a popcorn freak, this is awesome."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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6 1/2 quarts
ingredients
- 4 quarts plain popped popcorn
- 5 cups miniature pretzels
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 1⁄2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 2 cups non-chocolate candies (gumdrops, Skittles, etc.)
directions
- Place popcorn and pretzels in a large bowl, set aside.
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt, cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a rolling boil.
- Cook and stir until candy thermometer reads 238°F (soft-ball stage).
- Remove from heat, stir in baking soda.
- Quickly pour over popcorn and mix thoroughly, stir in peanuts.
- Turn into two greased 9x13 inch baking pans.
- Bake at 200°F for 20 minutes.
- Stir.
- Bake 25 minutes longer.
- Remove from oven, add candy and mix well.
- Remove from pans and place on waxed paper to cool.
- Break into clusters.
- Store in airtight containers or plastic bags.
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Reviews
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Made this with candy corn in it. Pretty good, but I ended up adding more salt to it after tasting.
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It's not that I'm wanting to take away anything from CoffeB's version of this recipe, but for those who are interested, the original recipe calls for including 2 cups of non-chocolate candy (see Step 10 of the recipe to see where/when to add it)! When I made it I cut the recipe in half & then mixed half a cup of jelly beans into half of what I'd made! Both my other half & I liked the non-candy version (as in the ingredients shown in the recipe), but the candied version was just as well received when I put it out for our small group of friends, so I guess that makes it a winner no matter how you make it ~ Loved the combo of salty & sweet! Thanks for posting your version of the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe] -
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What a great treat last night. We didn't want to go out for snacks last night seeing that it is 20 below out, but popcorn, peanuts, and pretzels all in one..MMMmmm. A great treat, and a saver for me. Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders. -
This was addictive! I didn't add the extra candy either; it was great without it - I'm not sure if I'd have liked it with a fruity candy. I used light corn syrup and light brown sugar and it looked exactly like the photo. -
This is so yummy!!! I didn't read the top part, just the ingredients, so didn't get candy to add to it. I cut the recipe in half, which worked out to be one full-size bag of microwave plain popcorn. Made for photo tag. Thanks Coffee for a great treat!!!!
