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Homemade Moose Munch

Source of Recipe

Baking a Moment — blog


Recipe Introduction

"This homemade moose munch tastes even better than the original! So light, crisp, and buttery — with tender nuts and a hint of chocolate."

Recipe Link: https://tinyurl.com/4ne36ev6

List of Ingredients

â—¦ Two 3-ounce bags microwave popcorn (lightly salted), popped
â—¦ 1 cup cashews
â—¦ 1 cup whole almonds
â—¦ ½ cup unsalted butter
â—¦ 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
â—¦ â…“ cup dark corn syrup
â—¦ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
â—¦ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
â—¦ ½ teaspoon baking soda
â—¦ 2 ounces white chocolate, melted
â—¦ 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted


Recipe

Preheat the oven to 250° F, and lightly grease a baking sheet.
Place the popcorn in a large mixing bowl, along with the nuts.

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
Stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Increase the heat to medium and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring.

When the caramel comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and allow to simmer, stirring, for 3 minutes (or until the temperature registers about 235° F on a candy thermometer). Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the vanilla and baking soda (the mixture will foam up).

Slowly drizzle the mixture over the popcorn, while stirring and tossing the popcorn to coat it with the hot caramel. (It might be easier if you have a kitchen helper. One can pour while the other stirs.

When the popcorn is well coated with caramel, spread it out in an even layer on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour.
Allow to cool completely, then drizzle with melted white chocolate and melted dark chocolate. Let the chocolate set, then break the moose munch into chunks and package up in mason jars, paper boxes, or cello bags for gifting.

Makes 9 cups