Yesterday I posted the Root Beer, so now we go to the actual beer! As most of you know I don't drink beer but my dad does and since he isn't getting around much these days I thought I better use up the beer he left here. Why not make caramel corn for the Christmas party I went to. Now of course I can't taste anything but it sure did smell good lol. I asked my friends to try and they said it was very tasty. I found this recipe on Betty Crocker.
- 8
- cups popped popcorn
- 1
- cup mini-pretzel twists
- 1/2
- cup salted cocktail peanuts
- 1/2
- cup brown ale beer
- 1/4
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4
- cup brown rice syrup or corn syrup
- 3
- tablespoons butter
- 1/4
- teaspoon salt
- 1Heat oven to 300°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch pans with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
- 2In large bowl, place popcorn, pretzels and peanuts; set aside.
- 3In 2-quart saucepan, heat ale over medium heat, stirring frequently, until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour into glass liquid measuring cup to confirm measure. Add back to saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, syrup and butter. Cook over medium heat until bubbly around edges, stirring occasionally.
- 4Reduce heat to medium-low; cook about 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy. Remove from heat; carefully stir in salt. Pour over popcorn mixture in bowl; toss until evenly coated. Spread popcorn mixture in pans.
- 5Bake 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, to caramelize mixture. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.
- Alexis Notes: I used the popcorn in the microwave trick that I posted here. I doubled the pretzels and nuts to give it a little more crunch. I picked all these up in the bulk section of my Winco.
Perfect for the beer lover and I know what I'll be making my dad this Christmas!
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