Peanut Butter Popcorn

Submitted By: Mary L. Butler

Ingredients

• 3 quarts popcorn, popped
• 1 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts or mixed nuts
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

In a large roasting pan, combine popcorn and nuts and keep warm in a 250° F oven.

Butter sides of a heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan.

Combine sugar, honey, and corn syrup in pan. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for two minutes.

Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Immediately pour over popcorn mixture, stirring to coat well. Cool and break into bite-size pieces.

Yield: Three quarts.