Recipe: Praline Popcorn Crunch (using pecans, honey and brown sugar)

PRALINE POPCORN CRUNCH

12 cups popped popcorn
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecan halves

Place popcorn in greased 15x10 baking pan.

In a 1 1/2 quart saucepan, combine brown sugar, margarine and honey. Cook over medium heat until boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Continue cooking at a gentle boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla.

Slowly pour mixture over popped corn. Add pecans and stir gently until pecans and popcorn are evenly coated.

Bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes. Stir and bake 5 minutes more.

Turn out on waxed paper. Cool, break into chunks and store in tightly covered container.

Makes about 12 cups
Source: Texas Dept of Agriculture