Sweet And Sassy Popcorn And Nuts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups roasted unsalted nuts (peanuts, mixed, almonds, cashews, or your favorite nut)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup popcorn
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• salt, for seasoning

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 in a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar and water.
• 3 heat and stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved.
• 4 remove the saucepan from the stove.
• 5 when the mixture has cooled, stir in the nuts to coat with the sugar mixture.
• 6 add the salt and cayenne pepper…taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
• 7 place a piece of parchment on a baking sheet.
• 8 spread the nuts out onto the sheet and place them in the oven to dry.
• 9 remove and cool. set aside until you pop the popcorn.
• 10 in a pot with high sides and a tight fitting lid, add the oil and brown sugar. stir to combine.
• 11 toss in 3 kernels of popcorn and with the lid off, heat the oil and kernels on high heat.
• 12 when the first two kernels of popcorn have popped, remove the pot from the stove and add the remaining popcorn kernels and place the lid on the pot.
• 13 return the pot to the stove and begin shaking the pot constantly until you can not long hear the popcorn pop.
• 14 remove the pot from the stove immediately, and carefully pour the popcorn into a large bowl.
• 15 sprinkle with salt.
• 16 add the cooled nuts to the popcorn and toss to combine.
• 17 enjoy!