Clone of a Cracker Jack Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Clone of a Cracker Jack Recipe). This peanutty, caramelly popcorn recipe tastes close to the original. It's very easy to prepare at home and makes great gifts! For a thicker coating of caramel, reduce the popped popcorn to 10 cups.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 11

Yield: 11 servings

Clone of a Cracker Jack Recipe

Ingredients

11 cups popped popcorn

1 cup Spanish peanuts

1 ¼ cups dark brown sugar

10 tablespoons unsalted butter

cut into pieces

¼ cup dark corn syrup

1 teaspoon kosher salt

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

Step 2

Spread popcorn in the bottom of a large deep roasting pan. Sprinkle peanuts over the popcorn.

Step 3

Combine brown sugar butter corn syrup and salt together in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook whisking constantly until sugar and butter are melted and sauce is thick and caramelized 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Pour caramel sauce over the popcorn and peanuts and stir to coat popcorn and peanuts completely scooping any peanuts and caramel that fall to the bottom of the roasting pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven stirring occasionally until caramel and popcorn are crisped about 45 minutes. Turn popcorn out in a single layer on a sheet of parchment paper to cool completely.

Nutritional Information

Clone of a Cracker Jack Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:11

Calories: 348.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.4g 9%

Carbohydrates: 37.4g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 2.2g 9%

Sugars: 26.3g

Fat: 21.8g 34%

Saturated Fat: 8.4g 42%

Cholesterol: 27.8mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 339.5IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 3mg 23%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Folate: 35.2mcg 9%

Calcium: 39.7mg 4%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 36.7mg 13%

Potassium: 158.4mg 4%

Sodium: 313.8mg 13%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 196.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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