Nutty Chocolate Popcorn

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Ingredients

  • 12 c. popped popcorn
  • 2 c. chopped pecans
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2/3 c. light corn syrup
  • 2 Tb. butter
  • 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp. vanilla-butter-nut flavoring

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place popcorn in a large roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray. In a heavy medium saucepan, combine pecans, sugar, corn syrup, and butter over medium-high heat. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla-butter-nut flavoring, stirring until chocolate melts. Pour over popcorn; toss until popcorn is well coated. Bake popcorn 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper and allow to cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.