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Recipe: Caramel Popcorn And Peanuts
Similar Categories: Caramel, Popcorn, Peanuts
Serving Size : 20
5 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups roasted shelled Virginia-type peanuts
1 cup butter or margarine (1/2 pound)
2 cups light brown sugar -- firmly packed
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Place popped corn and peanuts in a large shallow 18 × 12 × 2-inch baking
pan; keep warm in a 250 degree oven. Meanwhile, combine butter, brown sugar,
corn syrup, and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan; cook and stir until sugar
dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook to firm ball stage (248 degrees on candy
thermometer). Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Remove popped corn
and peanuts from oven; immediately pour a steady stream of syrup over popped
corn and peanuts. Mix well. Return to oven for 45 minutes, stirring every 15
minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.
Yield:
"5 quarts"
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 297 Calories; 19g Fat (55.6% calories
from fat); 5g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
419mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2
Other Carbohydrates.
5 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups roasted shelled Virginia-type peanuts
1 cup butter or margarine (1/2 pound)
2 cups light brown sugar -- firmly packed
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Place popped corn and peanuts in a large shallow 18 × 12 × 2-inch baking
pan; keep warm in a 250 degree oven. Meanwhile, combine butter, brown sugar,
corn syrup, and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan; cook and stir until sugar
dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook to firm ball stage (248 degrees on candy
thermometer). Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Remove popped corn
and peanuts from oven; immediately pour a steady stream of syrup over popped
corn and peanuts. Mix well. Return to oven for 45 minutes, stirring every 15
minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.
Yield:
"5 quarts"
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 297 Calories; 19g Fat (55.6% calories
from fat); 5g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
419mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2
Other Carbohydrates.
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