simply great caramel corn

By Jaxson

Ingredients

• MAKES 14 cups PREP10 minutes MICROWAVE 7 1/2 minutes
• 12 cups popped corn
• 1 cup mini pretzels
• 1 cup salted cashews
• 1 large brown paper grocery bag
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Step 1

Place the popped corn, pretzels and cashews in the paper bag. Shake to combine.
Melt butter in a large microwave-safe bowl, 1 minute. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Microwave 2 minutes. Mixture will boil. Carefully stir and microwave for additional 2 minutes. Stir baking soda into sugar mixture. It will foam up. Carefully pour over popcorn mixture. Fold top of bag over and shake to coat popcorn Place bag in microwave; cook 1 1/2 minutes. (Watch carefully, as higher wattage ovens may cook faster. Alternatively, transfer mixture to a greased sheet pan; bake at 250° for 1 hour, stirring.) Remove bag and shake. Microwave an additional 1 minute. Pour onto large cookie sheets to cool