Here is an awesome Snack Recipe or Dessert Recipe to keep close by! Check out this Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe!
If you love Cracker Jacks, this Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe is for you! Plus, your whole family can enjoy this recipe for a Family Movie Night or Holiday Party! If you are attending a cookout or 4th of July Party then this could also be a great recipe to take with you that your friends, family, and kids of all ages will love!
Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
10-12 cups of Popped Popcorn (or 3.5 oz bag of Microwave Popcorn)
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Corn Syrup
1/2 cup melted Butter
1 tbsp Water
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Salted Peanuts
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 250.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pop the popcorn.
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray add popcorn.
Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, salt and water in a pan.
Simmer over medium-high heat stirring frequently until temperature reaches 250 (firm to hard ball stage).
Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and baking soda.
Pour over the popcorn and use spatula to gently fold the caramel into the popcorn until well coated.
Stir in the peanuts.
Pour the mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread out.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven, and allow to cool.
Carefully break up and store in an airtight container.
Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe!
Here is an awesome Snack Recipe or Dessert Recipe to keep close by! Check out this Homemade Cracker Jacks Recipe!
Ingredients
- 10-12 cups of Popped Popcorn (or a 3.5 oz bag of Microwave Popcorn)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Corn Syrup
- 1/2 cup Melted Butter
- 1 tbsp Water
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Salted Peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Pop the popcorn.
- Spray a large bowl with cooking spray add popcorn.
- Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, salt and water in a pan.
- Simmer over medium-high heat stirring frequently until temperature reaches 250 (firm to hard boil stage).
- Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and baking soda.
- Pour over the popcorn and use a spatula to gently fold the caramel into the popcorn until well coated.
- Stir in the peanuts.
- Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and spread out.
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and allow to cool.
- Carefully break up and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 439Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 5gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 517mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 6gSugar: 14gProtein: 6g
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