Snickers Popcorn

By Jill-4

adapted from Paula Deen’s Caramel Corn

Ingredients

• 8 quarts air popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels)
• 1 cup salted butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 30 “Fun Size” Snickers bars coarsely chopped
• 3 oz melted semi sweet chocolate (optional)

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

. Preheat oven to 200°
. Over medium heat boil butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for 5 minutes.
. Remove from heat and stir in your baking soda.
. Pour over your popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
. Transfer to waxed paper lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly.
. Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
. Remove from oven and stir in your coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for 3 more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn.
. Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool.
. Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired.
. Let set and store in an airtight container.