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Homemade Cracker Jack Popcorn Recipe
Satisfy those snack attacks with this Homemade Cracker Jack Popcorn Recipe! It's just like the real thing!
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
16
Author:
Alison
Ingredients
2 1/2
cups
White Sugar
6
tablespoons
Butter
3
tablespoons
Pancake Syrup
1
cup
Shelled Peanuts
unsalted
½
teaspoon
Salt
16
cups
Popped Popcorn
unpopped seeds removed
Instructions
In small saucepan, combine salt, sugar and butter.
Cook on medium-high heat and stir constantly for approx. 5 minutes.
Then, add pancake syrup and continue to cook.
If sugar begins to burn, turn down heat and add some cooking oil or additional butter.
Keep stirring and cooking until mixture becomes sticky and caramelized; approximately 15 minutes.
Once it has reached the caramel state, remove from heat and stir in peanuts.
Let mixture stand for about 5 minutes.
Then, pour over popped popcorn and mix thoroughly. Enjoy!