Snickers Popcorn

September 27, 2013

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Popcorn and the famous Snickers candy bar comes together to create a decadent snack that will become one of your favorites. The great thing with this recipe is you can add baby size pretzels to it with M & M candies and create even more of a treat. The sky is the limit here. Great for parties and holiday snacking.

•8 quarts air popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels)
•1 cup salted butter
•2 cups light brown sugar, packed
•1 teaspoon salt
•1/2 cup light corn syrup
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1 cup salted peanuts
•30 "Fun Size" Snickers bars coarsely chopped
•3 oz melted semi sweet chocolate (optional)

1.Preheat oven to 200° 2.Over medium heat boil butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for 5 minutes. 3.Remove from heat and stir in your baking soda. 4.Pour over your popcorn and stir to coat evenly. 5.Transfer to waxed paper lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly. 6.Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. 7.Remove from oven and stir in your coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for 3 more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn. 8.Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool. 9.Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired. 10.Let set and store in an airtight container.

Nutritions

Calories
638

Sodium
173mg
7% DV

Fat
36g
55% DV

Protein
2g
4% DV

Carbs
20g
6% DV

Fiber
1g
5% DV

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