Baked Carmel Apple Corn

This recipe reminds me a lot of harvest parties and having fun with family and friends. I recommend having this at your next get together, whether it is game night, movie night, or an office party I am sure it will be a big hit.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Dessert, Snack
• Cuisine: American
• Cooking Method: Bake, Mix it up

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup un-popped corn
• 2 small granny smith apples (diced (you can use any kind of apple you like or you can leave it out))
• 1 tsp cinnamon ((if not using the apples you can leave this out as well))

Instructions

1. Pre heat oven to 250 degrees
2. Lightly butter large bowl. (you may need to use two bowls)
3. Pop the popcorn (you may use either stove top method or air popper method) and put it into buttered bowls
4. In a large pot melt the butter
5. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, and salt and bring to a boil stirring occasionally
6. Boil for 5 minuets without stirring
7. Remove from heat
8. Stir in baking soda and vanilla
9. Pour caramel mix gradually over popcorn and mix well
10. Pour popcorn mixture into a large roasting pan
11. Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minuets
12. Add the cinnamon to the apples and mix to coat
13. At the 45 minuet mark mix the apples into the popcorn mix and bake for the last 15 minutes
14. Remove from oven, let cool, and enjoy