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Simple & Delicious

Poppin' Popcorn Brittle

One bite of this crunchy sweet-salty treat and you won't be able to stop! It combines the delicious taste of Orville Redenbacher'sŪ GourmetŪ Popping Corn, M&M'SŪ Brand Milk Chocolate Candies and peanuts coated with caramel

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Time:

Hands On: 20 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings:

Makes 36 servings (1 piece each)
Ingredients
  • 1 bag (3.3 oz each) Orville Redenbacher'sŪ GourmetŪ Butter Microwave Popcorn
  • 1 cup M&M'SŪ Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1-1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1/2 cup = 1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup lightly salted peanuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
  1. Prepare popcorn according to package directions. Remove all unpopped kernels. Spread popped corn evenly in 15x10-inch nonstick shallow baking pan. Sprinkle evenly with M&M'SŪ Brand Milk Chocolate Candies; set aside.
  2. Place sugar, butter, corn syrup and vanilla in medium heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly with wooden spoon. Add peanuts. Cook an additional 2 minutes or to the hard-crack stage, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add baking soda and mix well.
  3. Immediately pour caramel mixture evenly over popped corn and candy until coated. Do not stir. Let stand 30 minutes or until caramel has cooled and hardened.
  4. Break into pieces. Store in tightly sealed container.

Cook's Tips
Hard-crack stage, 300 to 310°F on a candy thermometer, is when a small amount of boiling sugar syrup, dropped into very cold water, separates into hard brittle threads.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per Serving
Calories
134
% Daily Value*
Total fat
10%
7 g
Saturated fat
15%
3 g
Cholesterol
3%
8 MG
Sodium
2%
50 MG
Carbohydrate
6%
19 g
Dietary fiber
2%
1 g
Sugars
1%
14 g
Protein
3%
1 g
Vitamin A
2%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
2%
Iron
1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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