Photo: Sweet and Salty Popcorn Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 5 cups popcorn
- 5 cups assorted Japanese rice crackers (not fish flavor)
- 1 1/2 cups cocktail peanuts
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 cups wasabi peas
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup dark or light corn syrup
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Toss the popcorn, rice crackers, peanuts, sesame seeds and wasabi peas in a large bowl.
Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then cook, stirring, until thick, about 1 more minute. Remove from the heat. Carefully stir in the vanilla and baking soda (the caramel will bubble).
Pour the hot caramel over the popcorn mixture and stir with a metal spoon. (Don't worry if the caramel is too thick to coat the mix; it will melt in the oven.) Spread on the prepared baking sheets; bake, stirring every 15 minutes, until evenly coated, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Photograph by Lisa Shin
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By cantaylor
Salt Lake City, UT
on May 06, 2012
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I made this recipe for 'thank-you' gifts for my parent volunteers (I'm a school teacher. I agree that it's expensive, but I found the more expensive ingredients in a bulk food section of my grocery and saved some money there. Several of my parents asked me for the recipe, and my family loved it too.
It doesn't often hurt to modify recipes like this to accommodate personal taste and to include ingredients already in your pantry.
By Germanmom
LV, WA
on August 22, 2011
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I agree that this is too expensive. I would replace the Japanese crackers with others that we prefer and would eliminate the wasabi peas. My family doesn't like them. And while I love sesame seeds, I don't feel they are essential either and they are expensive. This alone will cut a lot of the expense. This recipe can be good if changes are made. I think too many recipes on this site are catering to adults who like to party and entertain instead of for families.
By chicaries
on June 19, 2011
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Expensive to make and the taste was bland. This is one time that home made just doesn't seem worth the effort.
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