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Trick-or-Treat Caramel Corn
 
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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

  1. STEP 1

    Heat oven to 200°F.

  2. STEP 2

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

  3. 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.

  4. STEP 4

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

  5. 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.

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