Movie Night Popcorn

This recipe combines my two favorite snacks, popcorns and pretzels! It also has some chocolate and salted peanuts and the caramel sauce with just a hint of rosemary brings everything together creating big chunks of crunchy yumminess!

INGREDIENTS

POPCORN:

• 55g = 5 cups Plain salted popcorn (no butter or other flavorings)
• 45g = 1 ½ cups Mini pretzels
• 70g = ½ cup Peanut, roasted, salted*
• 80g = ½ cup Dark or semi-sweet chocolate chunks
• Cooking spray

*You can substitute for your favorite nut or omit completely.

CARAMEL

• 227g = 8oz Sugar
• 113g = 4oz Water
• 113g = 4oz Light brown sugar
• 100g = 3.5oz Light corn syrup
• 9g = 1 ½ tsp Baking soda
• 5g = 1 full tsp Salt
• Rosemary spring (optional but highly encourage it!)
• You will need a thermometer and a silicone spatula for this. Disposable latex or vinyl gloves are also recommended to protect your hands.

Prepare a half sheet tray with either parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Place the popcorn, pretzels and peanuts on the sheet tray and keep in a warm 250ºF oven while you prepare the caramel.
Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and set aside.
Combine all of the ingredients for the caramel in a small pot making sure to add the water last and carefully all around the sides, trying not to splash it. This will ensure no sugar crystals jump to the sides of the pot as this may cause recrystallization.
Bring to a boil and then to a hard simmer. Cook until a thermometer inserted in the middle (but not touching the bottom of the pot) reads 149ºC or 300ºF. However as you see that the caramel is approaching this temperature, take the sheet tray out of the oven and pour the popcorn mix in the prepared bowl. Set the sheet tray aside.
Once the caramel reaches that temperature, turn off the heat, remove the rosemary with a fork and CAREFULLY add the caramel onto the popcorn mixture as you turn the bowl around and mix with a silicone spatula.

Once you pour all the caramel, continue mixing even though just know that the caramel will get harder as time goes by and the popcorn will be harder to separate. At this point, add the chocolate trying to spread it throughout the bowl and then immediately dump everything onto the sheet tray. The chocolate might melt a bit but that’s ok.7. Once you pour all the caramel, continue mixing even though just know that the caramel will get harder as time goes by and the popcorn will be harder to separate. At this point, add the chocolate trying to spread it throughout the bowl and then immediately dump everything onto the sheet tray. The chocolate might melt a bit but that’s ok.7. Once you pour all the caramel, continue mixing even though just know that the caramel will get harder as time goes by and the popcorn will be harder to separate. At this point, add the chocolate trying to spread it throughout the bowl and then immediately dump everything onto the sheet tray. The chocolate might melt a bit but that’s ok.
Let everything cool COMPLETELY and then break into pieces.

Enjoy watching your favorite movie with your favorite person (persons ☺)

Movie Night Popcorn

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