Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
From:
Food Network Magazine
Almost-Famous Caramel Corn
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: About 8 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 245
- Total Fat
- 9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 35 g
- Protein
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- Sodium
- 131 mg
Baseball and Cracker Jack (yes, it’s Jack, not Jacks!) go way back: The caramel popcorn and peanut mix, introduced in 1893, hit the big time in the early 1900s when “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” became baseball’s unofficial anthem. Today, baseball fans still sing the song (chanting “buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack”) during the seventh inning stretch, and the snack is still sold at stadiums around the country. Frito-Lay keeps the original recipe a secret, but Food Network Kitchens created this great copy.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: About 8 cups
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 245
- Total Fat
- 9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 40 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 35 g
- Protein
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- Sodium
- 131 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Put the vegetable oil and a few test popcorn kernels in a large pot. Heat over medium-high heat until the kernels pop, then carefully add the remaining kernels in a single layer. Cover and cook, shaking the pot, until there are several seconds between pops. Transfer the popcorn to a bowl. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
- Wipe out the pot, then add the sugar, corn syrup, molasses, peanut oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the peanuts. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until a candy thermometer registers 290 degrees F, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the popcorn until coated. Transfer the caramel corn to the prepared baking sheet and let cool, then break into small pieces.
Cook’s Note
Special "mushroom" kernels pop into these round shapes found in Cracker Jack.
