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Homemade Crunch n' Munch

Homemade crunch n munch treats your taste buds to the zing of sweet caramel corn, salty nuts, and pretzels. What could be better?

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 4 snacking portions
Calories: 424 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 microwave bag kettle corn
  • 1 cup pretzel sticks broken up
  • 1/2 cup lightly salted peanuts
for the caramel:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • dash salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Grease baking sheet and set aside.
  2. Pop popcorn and pour into large bowl, being sure to sort out any unpopped kernels. Add in pretzels and peanuts.
  3. In large measuring cup, stir together butter, sugars, corn syrup and salt. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes until everything has melted together and bubbled. Make sure you stop and stir every 30 seconds or so! (You'll have to watch it carefully so it doesn't bubble over the top!) Once all the sugar crystals have melted and everything is uniform in color, stir in vanilla extract and baking soda well-at this point the baking soda will make the sugar mixture double in volume and almost become similar to a melted marshmallow
  4. At this point, pour sugar mixture over popcorn, peanuts and preztels and stir well. Pour coated mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread out evenly.
  5. Bake 10 minutes and remove from oven. Stir with spatula to break larger pieces apart and let cool completely. Scrape crunch n' munch off baking sheet and break any large pieces into smaller ones. Store in air tight containers.

Notes

  • For a more caramely flavor, use 1/2 cup of brown sugar and no granulated sugar. (I ran out of brown sugar, so I had to use some white)Don't let this recipe limit you! Add in whatever you want to this recipe, like cereal, other kinds of nuts, coconut, or even raisins! Yum!

Nutrition Information

Calories 424kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 57g (19%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 445mg (19%) Potassium 179mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 43g (86%) Vitamin A 355IU (7%) Calcium 38mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4snacking portions

Amount Per Serving

Calories 424

% Daily Value*

Calories 424kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 57g 19%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 445mg 19%
Potassium 179mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 43g 86%
Vitamin A 355IU 7%
Calcium 38mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.