Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 quarts popped popcorn (freshly popped without butter)
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Recipe

• 1 line a large (17-by-12-inch), rimmed baking pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray; set aside. spray a large bowl (not plastic) with cooking spray and place popcorn and nuts in it.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. clip on a candy thermometer and boil, stirring occasionally, until temperature reaches 290 f (about 15 minutes). remove candy thermometer and stir in vanilla.
• 3 pour mixture over popcorn and stir to coat well.
• 4 spread popcorn mixture in an even layer into prepared baking pan. sprinkle with sea salt. let cool completely before breaking into pieces to serve. store in an airtight container.