Microwave Cracker Jack

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 201.5
  • Total Fat: 10.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.2 mg
  • Sodium: 165.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

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Introduction

Super yummy movie treat! It is a unique recipe, using a brown paper bag. Super yummy movie treat! It is a unique recipe, using a brown paper bag.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    16 cups popped popcorn
    1 cup dry roasted peanuts
    1 cup packed brown sugar
    1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
    1/4 cup light corn syrup
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions

Place popped corn and peanuts in large paper gracery bag. In a large microwaveable bowl mix butter, salt, corn syrup, and brown sugar. Microwave until mixture boils, stir then cook 2 minutes more. Remove from microwave mix in baking soda until it foams up and is frothy. Pour over pop corn in bag, fold down top and shake to coat corn. Put bag in microwave cook for 1 minute, shake. Microwave for 1 minute, and shake. Microwave 30 seconds and shake. Microwave 30 seconds and shake. Pour out on sheet pan to cool. Makes 16 servings of about 1 cup each.

Serving Size: makes 16 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAMMADANNA.