Almond Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup sliced almonds, I used whole almonds and gave them a rough chop
Instructions
- Place popped corn in a large bowl. Remove unpopped kernels and throw away. Add almonds to popcorn and toss lightly; set aside.
- In a heavy bottom 2-3 quart sauce pot, add sugar, syrup, butter and salt. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the pot. Over medium heat, cook and stir ingredients to a temperature of 240 degrees F on thermometer.
- Remove from heat and add almond extract; stir to combine.
- Pour over popcorn and almonds. Stir until cool to prevent large chunks.
Notes
The Original Recipe Source: Gramma Mary at Coast 101.3 FM radio--no longer active link and a new link cannot be found at this time 2/11/2014