Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 12 cups plain popped popcorn
  • 1 1/2 cups salted mixed nuts
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 12 ounces chocolate chips or chocolate candy melts

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 250 and grease two rimmed baking sheets.
  • Combine popcorn and nuts in large bowl.
  • Melt butter in medium heavy saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring now and then. Stir in vanilla.
  • Working quickly and carefully (sugar mixture is super-hot!), pour sugar mixture over popcorn and nuts. Stir with a wooden spoon until coated.
  • Spread mixture in a single layer on two lightly greased two baking pans. Bake at 250 for 30 minutes, stirring once.
  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes and break into chunks.
  • If you are using candy melts, melt them according to the directions on the pacakge.  If you are using chocolate chips, melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave (if you use the microwave, melt on 50% power for 30 second increments, stirring after each 30 seconds until melted). Drizzle melted chocolate over popcorn.
  • Cool until chocolate hardens (this goes faster in the fridge.) Store in airtight container.  If you even need to store it, because this stuff disappears fast! :)