Categorized:

  • Desserts
  • Treats and Snacks

Tagged:

  • brown sugar
  • butter
  • cereal
  • corn syrup
  • pecans
  • popcorn
  • pretzels
  • vanilla extract
Crunchy Caramel Corn Snack Mix - 1

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

  1. *Don’t use flavored, buttered or salted popcorn. Remove any un-popped kernels after popping.
  2. Recipe source: adapted from Pampered Chef

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