Homemade Crackerjacks
Crackerjacks are a real slow to make...... require common pantry ingredients..... as well as satisfy almost EVERYONE's sweetness tooth!!
This recipe is ever a hitting at birthday parties as well as tin hold out made ahead of time. I promise you lot similar them equally much equally nosotros do!!
1 handbag of microwave popcorn (see note)
1 loving cup lite brownish carbohydrate
1/4 loving cup Karo corn syrup (the clear kind)
2 teaspoons molasses
1/2 loving cup butter cutting into cubes
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon tabular array salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 250° as well as lightly spray a large baking canvas (with sides) amongst vegetable spray as well as put it inward the oven while it preheats (see complaint below).
In a medium size sauce pan, convey the brownish sugar, corn syrup, molasses, butter as well as common salt to a simmer. Cook (and stir) until this mixture reaches 250° on a candy thermometer (it exclusively takes about 3 or 4 minutes). Just brand certain you lot stir it the whole time.
While the mixture is simmering, popular the handbag of popcorn inward the microwave thus spread it out on the prepared (warm) baking canvas and put it dorsum inward the oven to remain warm (add nuts at this phase if you lot are going to purpose them). (Tip: brand certain to take away whatsoever un-popped popcorn "duds"). (see complaint below)
When the caramel mixture reaches 250°, take away it from the rut as well as stir inward the baking soda as well as vanilla. Stir until real good mixed (it volition plough the mixture a lighter tan color as well as larn foamy which is what you lot want..... takes nearly xx seconds).
Pour over the warm popped corn as well as gently stir to coat. Bake coated popcorn inward the 250° oven for ane hour, stirring every xv minutes.
After it has baked ane hour, plough it out onto some waxed newspaper as well as allow it cool (it cools VERY fast). When completely cool, interruption apart whatsoever large pieces. Make certain you lot shop these completed crackerjacks inward air tight container (I purpose Ziplocks).
NOTE: I purpose ane handbag of lightly salted microwave popcorn. Personally, I don't intend the heavy butter flavored multifariousness would sense of savor right, although I'm certain it would work.
NOTE: Make certain the baking canvas that you lot purpose has sides. I used my roaster pan as well as it worked well. You simply desire the sides to hold out tall enough, so that, when you lot stir the coated corn you lot won't lose whatsoever pieces over the edge.
NOTE: Instead of spraying my baking pan amongst vegetable spray, I similar to purpose the new-ish "no stick aluminum foil". Either means industrial plant well.
NOTE: Be careful spell you lot are stirring this caramel sauce thus you lot don't larn it on your pare (it is dangerously hot).
CLEAN UP TIP: This cooked caramel sauce gets VERY difficult equally it cools, thus I propose that you lot pose your dirty utensils (and pan) inward hot soapy H2O to soak a petty while before you lot attempt to launder them. It makes construct clean upwardly a LOT easier.
This recipe is ever a hitting at birthday parties as well as tin hold out made ahead of time. I promise you lot similar them equally much equally nosotros do!!
1 handbag of microwave popcorn (see note)
1 loving cup lite brownish carbohydrate
1/4 loving cup Karo corn syrup (the clear kind)
2 teaspoons molasses
1/2 loving cup butter cutting into cubes
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon tabular array salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 250° as well as lightly spray a large baking canvas (with sides) amongst vegetable spray as well as put it inward the oven while it preheats (see complaint below).
In a medium size sauce pan, convey the brownish sugar, corn syrup, molasses, butter as well as common salt to a simmer. Cook (and stir) until this mixture reaches 250° on a candy thermometer (it exclusively takes about 3 or 4 minutes). Just brand certain you lot stir it the whole time.
While the mixture is simmering, popular the handbag of popcorn inward the microwave thus spread it out on the prepared (warm) baking canvas and put it dorsum inward the oven to remain warm (add nuts at this phase if you lot are going to purpose them). (Tip: brand certain to take away whatsoever un-popped popcorn "duds"). (see complaint below)
When the caramel mixture reaches 250°, take away it from the rut as well as stir inward the baking soda as well as vanilla. Stir until real good mixed (it volition plough the mixture a lighter tan color as well as larn foamy which is what you lot want..... takes nearly xx seconds).
Pour over the warm popped corn as well as gently stir to coat. Bake coated popcorn inward the 250° oven for ane hour, stirring every xv minutes.
After it has baked ane hour, plough it out onto some waxed newspaper as well as allow it cool (it cools VERY fast). When completely cool, interruption apart whatsoever large pieces. Make certain you lot shop these completed crackerjacks inward air tight container (I purpose Ziplocks).
NOTE: I purpose ane handbag of lightly salted microwave popcorn. Personally, I don't intend the heavy butter flavored multifariousness would sense of savor right, although I'm certain it would work.
NOTE: Make certain the baking canvas that you lot purpose has sides. I used my roaster pan as well as it worked well. You simply desire the sides to hold out tall enough, so that, when you lot stir the coated corn you lot won't lose whatsoever pieces over the edge.
NOTE: Instead of spraying my baking pan amongst vegetable spray, I similar to purpose the new-ish "no stick aluminum foil". Either means industrial plant well.
NOTE: Be careful spell you lot are stirring this caramel sauce thus you lot don't larn it on your pare (it is dangerously hot).
CLEAN UP TIP: This cooked caramel sauce gets VERY difficult equally it cools, thus I propose that you lot pose your dirty utensils (and pan) inward hot soapy H2O to soak a petty while before you lot attempt to launder them. It makes construct clean upwardly a LOT easier.
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