Miss Brown's Peanut-Pistachio Caramel Corn
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 18 to 20 servings (20 cups)
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 20 servings
- Calories
- 265
- Total Fat
- 16
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 28
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 22
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 18
- Sodium
- 125
- Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking pans
15 cups popped popcorn (from 1/2 to 2/3 cup unpopped; see Cook's Note)
1 cup salted red-skinned peanuts
1 cup shelled pistachios
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
6 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 teaspoons fine sea salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Grease or butter two large, rimmed baking pans. Combine the popcorn, peanuts, pistachios and sesame seeds in a very large bowl or roasting pan.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then cook until the mixture is completely emulsified and there is no visible melted butter around the edge of the pan, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and baking soda. (The mixture will puff up.)
- Pour the mixture evenly over the popcorn mixture and toss well to coat. Divide the popcorn between the two prepared pans, spreading in an even layer. Bake the popcorn for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes and rotating the pans so it cooks evenly. Let cool in the pans, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces to serve.
Cook’s Note
Make sure to remove any unpopped kernels before pouring on the caramel.