Caramel Corn with Cranberries

Name: Caramel Corn with Cranberries
Ingredients: 14 cups Unflavored Popped Popcorn (scant 2/3 Cups Unpopped Kernels); 1 cup Honey Roasted Peanuts; 1/2 cups Dried Cranberries; 1 cup Brown Sugar; 1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 cups Butter; 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

14 cups Unflavored Popped Popcorn (scant 2/3 Cups Unpopped Kernels)
1 cup Honey Roasted Peanuts
1/2 cups Dried Cranberries
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 cups Butter
1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
2

Place the popped popcorn, peanuts, and cranberries in two large roasting pans.
3

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and butter over medium heat.
4

As the butter starts to melt, stir to mix completely.
5

When the mixture begins to boil, stir constantly for five minutes.
6

Remove from heat and mix in the baking soda and vanilla extract.
7

Pour the caramel over the popcorn and stir a couple of times (not all of the popcorn will be coated).
8

Bake for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
9

Turn the popcorn out onto parchment paper, break apart, and allow to cool.