Categorized:
- Desserts
- Treats and Snacks
Tagged:
- brown sugar
- butter
- cereal
- corn syrup
- pecans
- popcorn
- pretzels
- vanilla extract

Crunchy Caramel Corn Snack Mix
Ingredients
- 7 cups popped plain popcorn*
- 4 cups crispy rice cereal, such as Chex
- 2 cups mini pretzels
- 1 1/2 cups Fisher Pecan Halves
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tbsp pieces
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, set aside.
- Add popped popcorn, rice cereal, pretzels and pecans to an extra large mixing bowl, set aside.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add in brown sugar and corn syrup and bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly.
- Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and allow to boil, without stirring, for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla and baking soda (mixture will bubble up and foam). Immediately pour mixture over popcorn and quickly but gently toss to evenly coat.
- Spread mixture evenly into prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes then remove from oven and toss mixture then spread into an even layer.
- Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer. Remove from oven and let cool then break into bite size pieces.
Notes
- *Don’t use flavored, buttered or salted popcorn. Remove any un-popped kernels after popping.
- Recipe source: adapted from Pampered Chef
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