Cherry Vanilla Caramel Corn

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

2 sticks butter

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 bags of popped corn, REMOVE SEEDS (5 qt popped)

16 oz. package vanilla bark

3 cup Cherry m&m candies

Instructions

Pan melt butter, stir in sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Gradually pour over popped corn. Mix well. I use my broiler pans, but the disposable lasagna foil pans would work well too. Bake at 250 degrees for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Break apart and place in large bowl.
Melt the vanilla bark completely (according to package directions), pour over cooled caramel corn. Allow to cool about ten minutes. Mix in m&m's and pour onto wax paper to harden. Store in airtight Ziploc or tupperware containers.

Source: http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/01/cherry-vanilla-caramel-corn

SNICKERS POPCORN

Ingredients

Recipe: Snickers Popcorn
8 quarts air popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels)
1 cup salted butter
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup salted peanuts
30 "Fun Size" Snickers bars coarsely chopped
3 oz melted semi sweet chocolate (optional)

How to Make

Preheat oven to 200°
Over medium heat boil butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in your baking soda.
Pour over your popcorn and stir to coat evenly.
Transfer to waxed paper lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly.
Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir in your coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for 3 more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn.
Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool.
Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired.
Let set and store in an airtight container.

Source: http://cookiesandcups.com/snickers-popcorn/