Trick-Or-Treat Caramel Corn

Name: Trick-Or-Treat Caramel Corn
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 26 servings
Ingredients: 16 cups plain popped popcorn; 5 cups miniature pretzels; 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 1/2 cup dark corn syrup; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup salted peanuts; 1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces; 1 cup candy corn

Make homemade caramel corn mixed with pretzels, candy corn and other goodies for a perfect Halloween snack.

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Ingredients

16 cups plain popped popcorn

5 cups miniature pretzels

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter

¹/₂ cup dark corn syrup

¹/₂ teaspoon salt

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup salted peanuts

1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces

1 cup candy corn

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 200°F.
STEP 2

Combine popcorn and pretzels in large roasting pan; set aside.
STEP 3

Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 18-20 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes or until small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a soft ball or candy thermometer reaches 240°F. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda.
STEP 4

Pour mixture over popcorn and pretzels; sprinkle with peanuts. Stir until all popcorn is coated.
STEP 5

Bake 20 minutes; stir. Continue baking 20 minutes. Stir in chocolate pieces and candy corn. Continue baking 5 minutes. Immediately spread onto waxed paper to cool. Store in tightly covered container.

310 Calories

13 Fat (g)

20 Cholesterol (mg)

370 Sodium (mg)

49 Carbohydrates (g)

1 Dietary Fiber

3 Protein (g)

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