Copycat Moose Munch

This recipe is so addicting! Crunchy, chocolatey, peanutty, what more can I say… so good! This will make a terrific gift around the holiday or for any occasion! You will have lots of friends with this snack, not to mention it is so much cheaper to make than to buy.  If you want to get really fancy you can also drizzle white chocolate over the popcorn after the chocolate is dry and set.

INGREDIENTS
2 bags of microwave popcorn popped (I used Orville Redenbacher’s Natural Simply Salted bags, whole grain)

You want about 12 cups of popcorn
1 1/2 cups of nuts (I used peanuts but you can also use pecan or cashews)
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 12 ounce bag of chocolate Ghirardelli melting wafers
1 disposable large roasting pan

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.  Spread popped popcorn and nuts into your large roasting pan.  In a heavy saucepan combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to boil and stir for two minutes. Remove from heat and add the baking soda.  Pour warm mixture over the popcorn and nuts and stir well coating all of the popcorn. Bake 60 minutes stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and spread nuts and popcorn over wax paper. Do not break up the popcorn. Allow to cool completely.

Once cooled, melt the chocolate according to package directions and using a fork generously drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn and let stand for 3-4 hours or until chocolate is set.

Break into pieces and serve! Store in an airtight container.

Enjoy!