Name: DB's Caramel Popcorn Bacon Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Thick-cut bacon - 1 (12 ounce) package; Real maple syrup - ½ cup; Popped popcorn - 3 quarts; Crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®) - 2 cups; Crispy wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex®) - 2 cups; Peanuts - 2 cups; Pretzel sticks - 2 cups; Butter - 1 cup; Brown sugar - 2 cups; Corn syrup - ½ cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - DB's Caramel Popcorn Bacon Mix

1. Thick-cut bacon - 1 (12 ounce) package

2. Real maple syrup - ½ cup

3. Popped popcorn - 3 quarts

4. Crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®) - 2 cups

5. Crispy wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex®) - 2 cups

6. Peanuts - 2 cups

7. Pretzel sticks - 2 cups

8. Butter - 1 cup

9. Brown sugar - 2 cups

10. Corn syrup - ½ cup

11. Salt - 1 teaspoon

12. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

13. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - DB's Caramel Popcorn Bacon Mix

1. Stage

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

2. Stage

Arrange bacon slices close together and slightly overlapping onto the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle bacon slices evenly with maple syrup.

3. Stage

Place the baking sheet in the cold oven; set temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake until bacon is crisp, about 20 minutes.

4. Stage

Transfer bacon slices to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. Crumble cooled bacon.

5. Stage

Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil.

6. Stage

Lightly mix popcorn, rice cereal, wheat cereal, peanuts, pretzels, and crumbled bacon together in a large bowl. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets.

7. Stage

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; mix brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt into the melted butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Boil mixture, without stirring, for 4 minutes.

8. Stage

Place popcorn mixture in the preheated oven to warm.

9. Stage

Remove the butter mixture from heat and mix in vanilla extract and baking soda until caramel begins to foam. Drizzle caramel in a thin stream over popcorn mixture, tossing to evenly coat.

10. Stage

Bake caramel corn in the oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until caramel coating is set, 1 hour. Let caramel corn cool completely before breaking into pieces.