Caramel Bacon Popcorn
15 cups of popped popcorn - 2/3 cup of kernels will make about 15 cups
8 slices of bacon - if you really want the bacon flavor to be strong, perhaps 10 slices
1/2 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a medium sized pot melt butter. Add brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and mix together. Bring to a boil and stir constantly. Boil for four minutes without mixing. Turn off heat and add baking soda, vanilla, and bacon. Mix all together.
Drizzle mixture all over popcorn and mix well. Work quickly before the mixture hardens too much. Don't worry if the popcorn isn't completely covered with mixture. You'll be able to fix this when it's in the oven.
Place both baking sheets with popcorn in oven at 25o degrees. Bake for one hour stirring every 15 minutes. Watch the caramel to make sure it doesn't get too dark, it burns quickly. Take out of oven an let cool. Done. You may find that it doesn't need to be in the oven for a full hour.
OH MY WORD!!! If you like bacon and the sweet/salty combination, this recipe is for you! I found it at zakkalife and give them all the credit for this incredibly delicious treat! Happy Baking & snacking!!
At it again, Godspeed
