Clone of a Cracker Jack

Clone of a Cracker Jack

Make your own delicious homemade Cracker Jack with this recipe for peanutty caramel popcorn.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Calories
349 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
Step 2
Spread popcorn in bottom of a large, deep roasting pan; sprinkle peanuts over top.
Step 3
Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt together in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until sugar and butter melted and sauce thick and caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 4
Pour caramel sauce over popcorn and peanuts; stir until completely coated, scooping any peanuts and caramel that fall to bottom of the roasting pan.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until caramel and popcorn crisped, about 45 minutes. Transfer popcorn mixture to a sheet of parchment paper in a single layer to cool completely.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup Spanish peanuts
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 11 cups popped popcorn
  • 0.25 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1.25 cups dark brown sugar

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