Healthy Living Recipes

Nutty Crazy Crunch

My mom's best friend used to bring packages of her handmade caramel corn to our family Christmas celebrations each year. Most definitely the preferred treat amongst the children and a favorite to this day in our house.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• ½ cup of butter
• 10 cups air popped popcorn
• 1 cup whole almonds, toasted

Butter the inside of a bowl large enough to hold the popcorn and nuts. Butter a large mixing spoon. Set aside. Place sugar, corn syrup and butter in a heavy bottomed, non-reactive sauce pot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and continue boiling until the mixture reaches 300 degrees, is golden in color and crackles in cold water when dropped from a spoon.

Place popcorn and nuts in large mixing bowl and drizzle the hot caramel over the popcorn. Working quickly, stir until all the popcorn and nuts are coated with caramel. Cool and store in airtight containers.