A delightful chocolate popcorn candy recipe. All you have to do is pop the popcorn, cover it with a homemade chocolate glaze, then bake to make crispy chocolate-coated popcorn candy!
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray:
- quarts popped popcorn: 2 piece
- peanuts: 1 cup (optional)
- sugar: 0.75 cup
- butter: 0.5 cup
- corn syrup: 0.25 cup
- cocoa powder: 0.25 cup
- vanilla: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Spray a 10x15-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Place popcorn and peanuts into a large metal bowl; set aside.
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Combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, and cocoa together in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring continuously, and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla, then pour over popcorn in the bowl. Stir until popcorn is well-coated; spread on the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven, stirring several times, for 30 minutes.
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Remove popcorn from the oven; allow to cool to room temperature to crisp up. Break into small clumps and store in an airtight container.