Thursday 1 November 2012

cinnamon caramel popcorn with pecans


some popcorn presentation ideas for a sweet buffet on any occasion

 

this is what you need

 

 12   cups popped corn ( 1/2 cup kernels )
  1   cup roughly chopped pecans
  1   cup brown sugar
3/4   tbsp cinnamon
1/4   cup butter
1/4   cup honey
1/2   tsp baking soda
  1   tsp vanilla
              white chocolate



 

this is what you have to do


- preheat oven to 120 degree celcius


- place popcorn and chopped pecans in a really large !!! bowl and set aside

- combine brown sugar and cinnamon, add chopped butter and honey and heat the mixture in a medium pot, using low temperature

- stir thoroughly until it is bubbly

- be careful not to overcook, it could easily turn into hard candy

- remove from the stove and add vanilla and baking soda

- pour the foamy mixture over the popcorn and pecans

- stir right right away and keep stiring until everything is coated

- spread popcorn mixture onto to a lined baking pan

- place in oven and bake for 30 minutes stirring every 10 minutes
 
- after 30 minutes takea piece out and let it cool, if it is not crunchy enough bake for another 5 minutes

- give it a final stir and let it cool for a while

- melt white chocolate and drizzle over the popcorn mixture

-  enjoy

 

here you can find the original recipe

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/cinnamon-caramel-corn-with-pecans-white-chocolate-aka-cinnamon-bun-popcorn/