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Popcorn Clusters with Honey-Roasted Peanuts

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Popcorn Clusters with Honey-Roasted Peanuts
 
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Serves: Makes about 10 cups
Ingredients
  • 1 package (3 ounces) natural flavor microwave popcorn
  • 2½ cups sugar
  • ½ teaspoon distilled or cider vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • ⅔ cup honey-roasted peanuts
Instructions
  1. Following package instructions, pop popcorn. Bring sugar and ½ cup water to simmer over medium-low heat in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot or Dutch oven, stirring frequently without scraping down sides, to dissolve sugar. Once mixture starts to simmer increase heat to medium, stop stirring and continue to simmer, jiggling pan occasionally to ensure even cooking (it may look like it’s turning grainy, but keep cooking until it is dark amber and fragrant, about 10 minutes.
  2. Reduce heat to low; add vinegar, butter, and peanuts and stir until butter melts. Off the heat, stir in popcorn, and when evenly coated, turn into a vegetable cooking spray-coated 13- by 9-inch pan.
  3. Let stand until cool and brittle, about 30 minutes. Using a meat mallet or other heavy blunt tool, crack into a clusters and store in an airtight tin.

 

About Sharon Damelio

I love to cook and to write–both of which I learned at my parents’ elbows. After graduating from college, I worked at Fine Cooking magazine as the Assistant Web Editor. After two glorious years there, I returned to graduate school and now work at WhyHunger, an NYC-based nonprofit that is building a movement to end hunger and increase access to fresh, nutritious food. In the kitchen, I fancy myself the culinary version of an armchair-traveler, but I’m also a devoted baker. Some days, when work is overwhelming and the world seems bleak, methodically creating a batch of bread, cookies, or scones is all the relaxation I need.

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