I do have a recipe for caramel corn, but this is not it. Around our house we eat ball-park food on the Detroit Tigers opening day. This would include hot dogs, nachos & cheese, peanuts, IBC root beer (we don't drink beer,), and cracker jacks. If you make this for your kids, go to the dollar store and pick out a few toys to put in their bag of cracker jacks. I normally double this recipe.
MOCK CRACKER JACKS
Ingredients:
*1/3 cup popcorn kernels (8-10 cup of popped corn)
*1 cup, Spanish peanuts
*1/4 cup butter
*1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
*2 tablespoons molasses
*1/4 teaspoon baking soda
*1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
~Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
~Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
~Pop 1/3 cup popcorn kernels.
~Remove any kernels that didn't pop.
~Place popcorn into a large mixing bowl along with 1 cup Spanish peanuts.
~In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons molasses.
~Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
~Once mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 3 minutes.
~Remove from heat and quickly stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda until mixture is foamy.
~Pour hot mixture over popcorn and peanuts and stir until well coated.
~Pour onto prepared cookie sheet and spread out into a single layer (as much as possible).
~Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
~Remove from oven and allow to cool.
~Break apart any large pieces.
