Chocolate Popcorn
- 5 cups freshly popped popcorn
- ¼ cup (½ stick) margarine
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup good quality cocoa
- ¼ cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- Preheat oven to 250ºF. Place warm, freshly popped popcorn in a large bowl.
- Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. When margarine is almost melted, add sugar, cocoa, and corn syrup.
- Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Stir constantly while the mixture boils for 2 minutes.
- Stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Drizzle chocolate over warm popcorn. Using a plastic glove (or plastic bag placed over your hand), toss the popcorn to fully coat in chocolate.
- Spread popcorn in a thin even layer on a lined and greased baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Let cool. Store in an airtight container or freeze until serving.
Recipe by Between Carpools at https://betweencarpools.com/chocolate-popcorn-recipe/
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