Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn

Homemade Cracker Jacks Popcorn takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 8 and costs 94 cents per serving. One serving contains 645 calories, 12g of protein, and 36g of fat. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. 114 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of American food. Head to the store and pick up popped corn, peanuts, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Add A Pinch. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 48%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Animal Cracker Popcorn, Cracker Jack Popcorn Chicken, and Graham Cracker & Popcorn Toffee Bars.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 65 minutes

 

Ingredients:

¾ teaspoons baking soda

1½ cups packed brown sugar

1½ sticks butter

6 tablespoons light corn syrup

2 cups salted red skinned peanuts

15 cups popped corn (approximately ½ cup unpopped kernels)

1 teaspoon vanilla

Equipment:

oven

bowl

sauce pan

baking sheet

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 200 F.Place popped corn and peanuts in large bowl. Stir until mixed well.Place brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter into medium saucepan. Bring to boil and boil slowly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda. Pour over popped corn and peanut mixture, stirring until well coated. Spread evenly on two large baking sheets.Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.Cool and store in airtight containers.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 200 F.

2. Place popped corn and peanuts in large bowl. Stir until mixed well.

3. Place brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter into medium saucepan. Bring to boil and boil slowly for 5 minutes.

4. Remove from heat and add vanilla and baking soda.

5. Pour over popped corn and peanut mixture, stirring until well coated.

6. Spread evenly on two large baking sheets.

7. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.Cool and store in airtight containers.


Nutrition Information:

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644k Calories
12g Protein
36g Total Fat
75g Carbs
5% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
644k
32%

Fat
36g
56%

  Saturated Fat
13g
86%

Carbohydrates
75g
25%

  Sugar
52g
59%

Cholesterol
45mg
15%

Sodium
285mg
12%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
12g
25%

Manganese
1mg
61%

Vitamin B3
6mg
32%

Fiber
6g
26%

Magnesium
102mg
26%

Folate
95µg
24%

Phosphorus
222mg
22%

Copper
0.4mg
20%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
19%

Iron
2mg
13%

Potassium
400mg
11%

Vitamin A
569IU
11%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Vitamin B6
0.18mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.83mg
8%

Calcium
81mg
8%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin E
0.55mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.32µg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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