Homemade Caramel Popcorn and Peanuts
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Bree Hester
Updated Apr 18, 2013
Popcorn! Peanuts! We brought a baseball stadium favorite home with a recipe that you can dig into in just 30 minutes.
Homemade Caramel Popcorn and Peanuts
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- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 7 cups plain popped popcorn
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 200°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Place popcorn and peanuts in very large bowl; set aside.
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Step3In 2-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter and corn syrup to boiling Boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda, salt and vanilla.
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Step4Pour caramel mixture over popcorn mixture; toss until well coated. Spread popcorn mixture evenly on cookie sheet.
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Step5Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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