Recipe: Coffee Crunch Popcorn (using instant coffee)

COFFEE CRUNCH POPCORN

8 cups popped popcorn
1 cup peanuts
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup margarine or butter
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Place popped popcorn and peanuts in 17x12x2-inch baking pan; set aside.

Butter sides of a heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan. In pan combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, coffee crystals, and salt. Bring to boiling. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes; stir once or twice. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn mixture; stir to coat. Spread evenly in pan.

Bake in 300 degree F oven 15 minutes; stir. Bake 5 minutes more. Stir before serving.

Makes 10 cups
Source: Holiday Cooking magazine 1987, Better Homes and Gardens

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