A sweet snack that is portable and yummy! Makes great gifts!
Ingredients
2 bags3.2 ounces eachmicrowave popcorn
3cups pecan halves
3/4cupbrown sugar (firmly packed)
3/4cupcorn syrup
3/4 cupbutter(not margarine)
1tbspvanilla extract
3/4tspbaking soda
Instructions
Pop the popcorn according to the package's directions.
Heat oven to 250 degrees.
Combine the popcorn and pecans in a large bowl. Make sure to pull out uncooked corn kernels!
Mix together the brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a large saucepan. Turn heat to medium-high and stir as the mixture heats. Bring mixture to a boil and occasionally stir.
Remove caramel mixture from heat and add the vanilla and baking soda. Pour mixture over the popcorn/pecan mixture. Toss popcorn to coat each piece in the caramel.
Scoop popcorn mixture out and onto a rimmed 15x10 inch pan. Bake for 1 hour and stir every 20 minutes. Once baked, turn out onto wax paper or parchment paper. Once cooled, store in an air tight container or zip lock bags.