Cracker Jacks Caramel Corn
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1 - 12oz can of Spanish Peanuts
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 large cookie sheets, greased
Pop the kernels according machine manual. Should have almost 4 quarts of popped popcorn using 1/2 cup of kernels. Dump the popcorn and Spanish Peanuts in a clean tall paper grocery sack. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a medium sauce pan, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt over medium heat and allow to gently boil for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Turn off heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. Carefully and immediately pour caramel sauce into the paper grocery bag and stir the sauce, nuts, and popcorn with a wooden spoon until sauce is evenly distributed. Take the popcorn mixture and evenly scatter it between both greased cookie sheets. Bake for 45mins, stirring the popcorn every 15mins. Allow to cool and break up the pieces. Store in zip lock baggies or airtight containers.
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1 - 12oz can of Spanish Peanuts
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 large cookie sheets, greased
Pop the kernels according machine manual. Should have almost 4 quarts of popped popcorn using 1/2 cup of kernels. Dump the popcorn and Spanish Peanuts in a clean tall paper grocery sack. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a medium sauce pan, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt over medium heat and allow to gently boil for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Turn off heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. Carefully and immediately pour caramel sauce into the paper grocery bag and stir the sauce, nuts, and popcorn with a wooden spoon until sauce is evenly distributed. Take the popcorn mixture and evenly scatter it between both greased cookie sheets. Bake for 45mins, stirring the popcorn every 15mins. Allow to cool and break up the pieces. Store in zip lock baggies or airtight containers.
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