Delicious Popcorn Crunch

Popcorn, candy, dried fruit, and nuts are coated in a homemade syrup and cooled into a popcorn crunch perfect for holidays or a way to use up Halloween candy.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 348 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 15 cups plain popped popcorn
• 1.3333333730698 cups white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon vinegar
• 0.5 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
• 0.5 cup light corn syrup (such as Crown® Lily White)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Combine popcorn, cranberries, pecans, and chocolate pieces together in a bowl.

Step 3

Stir sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla extract together in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium-high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes. Boil mixture for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vinegar.

Step 4

Pour sugar mixture over popcorn mixture; mix until evenly coated. Spread coated popcorn mixture onto prepared baking sheets; cool. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.