Chocolate Popcorn

I ran across this recipe here.  It wasn't a bad little snackums, but it was missing something...maybe some brown sugar in the syrup.  A fun treat to make...who can resist chocolate covered popcorn?


Chocolate Popcorn

12 cups popped popcorn (2 bags microwave popcorn)
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
12oz milk chocolate chips
12oz salted peanuts

Spread popcorn across baking sheets.  Top with salted peanuts.  In a saucepan combine corn syrup, and milk chocolate.  Cook, stirring constantly, until boils.  Spread over top of popcorn and nuts.  Stir to coat.  Bake at 300 for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring often.  Cool before breaking into pieces and packing away.

Cracker Jacks

Dangerously addictive.  Cheap Ethnic Eatz posted this fabulous recipe.  This one is definitely on my make again list....again and again.  Nom!

I had a little less coverage with the coating since I had about 6 cups of popcorn instead of 4, but I was still a happy camper.  I was noshing away when I realized I was eating whole grain peppered with heart healthy nuts...clearly this should be classified as a health food right?  Pay no attention to the candy coating....whole grain trumps all!

My trolling through the avalanche of fabulous bookmarked recipes continues. 


Cracker Jacks

1 bag microwave popcorn
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup peanuts


Spread popped popcorn on a baking sheet and add peanuts on top.

In heavy saucepan mix sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.  Continue cooking for 5 minutes at medium heat without stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda.  Pour over popcorn and peanuts and stir to coat quickly.

Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour stirring several times. Cool, break apart and store.