| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 10 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | about 12 cups |
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 10 cups popcorn
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1 cup salted cashews
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the popcorn, pretzels and cashews in a large brown paper bag and shake to combine; set aside.
- Microwave the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the brown sugar and corn syrup and microwave until the mixture begins to boil, about 2 minutes. Carefully stir, then microwave 2 more minutes.
- Add the baking soda to the sugar mixture and stir until it begins to foam. Carefully pour over the popcorn mixture in the bag. Fold over the top of the bag and shake to coat the popcorn. Microwave in the bag, 1 1/2 more minutes.
- Pour the popcorn mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 14 servings |
| Calories | 287 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 21 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Sodium | 254 mg |
Reviews
This is our family favorite! “Pops” (grandpa) requests an xtra large bucket every year for the holidays!
I would definitely make this again, but would omit the the microwaving part. All it did was burn a few clusters of popped corn. The paper bag worked very well, but the biggest challenge is getting ahold of one in today’s plastic bag world. It’s a keeper for sure!
This paper bag method works great! I used our leftover theater popcorn and I set my oven at 250 for an hour stirring every 15 minutes and cooled on a rack. It’s crispy and addictive!
This was good and easy. I skipped the bag part and assembled and baked it on a large broiler pan. I used cashews and pecans. I will use this recipe again.