Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn Recipe

Name: Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Red Skinned Peanuts (2 cups salted red skinned peanuts); 15 cup Popcorn (15 cups popped corn (approximately 1/2 cup unpopped kernels)); 1 ½ cup Brown Sugar (1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar); 6 tbsp Light Corn Syrup (6 tablespoons light corn syrup); ¾ cup Unsalted Butter (3/4 cup butter); 1 tsp Vanilla (1 teaspoon vanilla extract); ¾ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (3/4 teaspoons baking soda)

Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn Recipe - Snack (American)

70 minAmerican

Servings10

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 200º F.
2Place popped corn and peanuts in large bowl. Stir until mixed well.
3Place brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter into medium saucepan. Bring to boil and boil slowly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Pour over popped corn and peanut mixture, stirring until well coated. Spread evenly on two large baking sheets.
4Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
5Cool and store in airtight containers.

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcal
Protein: 8g
Carbs: 43g
Fat: 28g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 38g

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About 70 minutes from start to finish, including prep.

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