Linda's Chocolate Popcorn

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 cups popped popcorn
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup corn syrup (light or dark)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, your favorite (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250°f.
• 2 place popped popcorn in a large roasting pan. set aside.
• 3 in a saucepan, over medium heat, cook sugar, corn syrup and butter, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. remove from heat.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. stir until melted.
• 5 pour over popcorn, and mix together well.
• 6 put in oven and bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 7 if adding nuts, do so now, and mix into mixture with a large spoon.
• 8 spoon onto waxed paper to cool, stir to separate.
• 9 store in a large plastic container or put into baggies.