Nutty Toffee Popcorn
"I use holiday tins to deliver this sweetly coated popcorn-nut crunch to family and friends on my Christmas list," notes Glenna Hale of Sceptre, Saskatchewan.8 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 10 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup pecan halves, toasted
- 1 cup whole unblanched almonds, toasted
- 1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine popcorn and nuts. In a small heavy saucepan,
- combine the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and cream of tartar;
- stir until sugar is dissolved. Cook, without stirring, over medium
- heat until a candy thermometer reads 300°-310° (hard-crack
- stage).
- Remove from the heat; quickly stir in baking soda and extract until
- mixture is light and foamy. Immediately pour over popcorn mixture;
- toss gently. Spread into two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking
- pans. Press gently to flatten. Cool completely. Break into pieces.
- Yield: about 2 quarts.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 666 calories, 45 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 476 mg sodium,