DARK CHOCOLATE COVERED POPCORN SNACK

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From the Great American Chocolate Contest Cookbook, this recipe makes a great Christmas gift or party food, but is SO good you'll probably end up keeping it for yourself!

Provided by BigHeart

Categories     Candy

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 cups popped popcorn
1 cup nuts, toasted (pecans,peanuts,cashews or almonds)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  • Place the popped corn and nuts in a large roasting pan and mix together.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and butter.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in the chocolate. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture becomes very thick.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the chocolate syrup over the popcorn and nuts in the roasting pan and stir to coat evenly.
  • Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Place the hot poppycock on a large cookie sheet, lined with foil and lightly coated with a nonstick cooking spray, to cool. Store poppycock in a plastic ziploc bag.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 846.5, Fat 46.4, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 598.7, Carbohydrate 116.7, Fiber 12.5, Sugar 63.6, Protein 13.5

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