Cashew Caramel Corn
Hard French Snack

Cashew Caramel Corn

Total Time
55 min
18m prep · 37m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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My grandma used to make this cashew caramel corn long ago, usually around Halloween, and we would roll it into balls.

Ingredients

  • 5 quartss popped popcorn
  • 2 cups unsalted cashews
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 0.5 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Combine popcorn and cashews in a large roasting pan.

  3. 3

    Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt, and cream of tartar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer inserted into middle of syrup, not touching bottom of saucepan, reads 260 degrees F (127 degrees C), 6 to 8 minutes.

  4. 4

    Remove syrup from heat; stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn and cashews; stir to coat.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 20 minutes, until sugar mixture has baked and caramelized onto popcorn and cashews, about 1 hour. Spread cashew caramel corn onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet to cool. Form into balls while still warm, if desired.

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