Healthy Popcorn Recipe
Ingredients:
5 quarts popped popcorn, unsalted
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup red glace cherries, cut in quarters
1/2 cup toasted blanched whole almonds
Keep popcorn warm in a 300-degree oven. In a heavy medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil; clip candy thermometer to pan. Cook syrup to 250-degrees (hard ball stage).
Stir in almond extract. Scatter cherries and almonds over the popcorn. Slowly pour syrup over all; toss lightly to coat evenly. Spread popcorn on buttered cookie sheet. Cool. Separate into clusters with a fork.
Recipe yields about 6 quarts Cherry-Almond Clusters.
