Homemade Crackerjacks

Crackerjacks are a existent boring to make...... require common pantry ingredients..... as good as satisfy almost EVERYONE's sweetness tooth!!

This recipe is always a hitting at birthday parties as good as tin concord out made ahead of time. I hope y'all lot like them as much as we do!!

 

1 handbag of microwave popcorn (see note)
1 loving loving cup lite brownish saccharide
1/4 loving loving cup Karo corn syrup (the clear kind)
2 teaspoons molasses
1/2 loving loving cup butter cutting into cubes
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon tabular array salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat your oven to 250° as good as lightly spray a large baking canvass (with sides) with vegetable spray as good as put it inward the oven while it preheats (see electrical load below).

In a medium size sauce pan, bring the brownish sugar, corn syrup, molasses, butter as good as mutual tabular array salt to a simmer. Cook (and stir) until this mixture reaches 250° on a candy thermometer (it only takes about 3 or 4 minutes). Just create certainly y'all lot stir it the whole time.

While the mixture is simmering, pop the handbag of popcorn inward the microwave thence spread it out on the prepared (warm) baking canvass and put it dorsum inward the oven to stay warm (add nuts at this stage if y'all lot are going to role them). (Tip: create certainly to accept away whatever un-popped popcorn "duds"). (see electrical load below)

When the caramel mixture reaches 250°, accept away it from the rut as good as stir inward the baking soda as good as vanilla. Stir until existent expert mixed (it testament turn the mixture a lighter tan color as good as acquire foamy which is what y'all lot want..... takes nearly xx seconds).

Pour over the warm popped corn as good as gently stir to coat. Bake coated popcorn inward the 250° oven for ane hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

After it has baked ane hour, turn it out onto some waxed paper as good as allow it cool (it cools VERY fast). When completely cool, respite apart whatever large pieces. Make certainly y'all lot store these completed crackerjacks inward air tight container (I role Ziplocks).

NOTE: I role ane handbag of lightly salted microwave popcorn. Personally, I don't intend the heavy butter flavored diverseness would feel of bask right, although I'm certainly it would work.

NOTE: Make certainly the baking canvass that y'all lot role has sides. I used my roaster pan as good as it worked well. You but wishing the sides to concord out tall enough, so that, when y'all lot stir the coated corn y'all lot won't lose whatever pieces over the edge.

NOTE: Instead of spraying my baking pan with vegetable spray, I like to role the new-ish  "no stick aluminum foil". Either way industrial constitute well.

NOTE: Be careful spell y'all lot are stirring this caramel sauce thence y'all lot don't acquire it on your peel (it is dangerously hot).

CLEAN UP TIP:  This cooked caramel sauce gets VERY hard as it cools, thence I advise that y'all lot pose your dirty utensils (and pan) inward hot soapy body of water to soak a picayune while before y'all lot endeavor to wash them. It makes build create clean upwardly a LOT easier.
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