Chocolate Popcorn
Ingredients
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1 cmilk chocolate morsels
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1 1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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3/4 cbutter
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3/4 clight corn syrup
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3/4 tspsalt
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1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
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3/4 tspbaking soda
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2 pkg3.5-ounces natural-flavored microwave popcorn, popped
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2 csalted cashews
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1/4 tspinstant coffee powder
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1 pinchground red pepper
How to Make Chocolate Popcorn
- Combine chocolate morsels, brown sugar, butter, light corn syrup, coffee powder, ground red pepper, and salt in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Distribute popcorn and nuts evenly onto 2 lightly greased sheet pans. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over popcorn and nuts, stirring well with a lightly greased spatula.
- Bake at 250F degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread onto wax paper to cool, breaking apart large clumps as mixture cools. Store in airtight containers.