Diabetic Popcorn Crunch Recipes

ALMOND POPCORN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Butter a large bowl.
• In a quart saucepan, combine sugars, syrup, water and salt.
• Cook to 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Add almonds; cook to 250 degrees stirring occasionally.
• Continue cooking to 295 degrees, stirring occasionally.
• Add butter; stir until melted and completely blended into the syrup mixture.
• Remove from heat.
• Add half the popcorn.
• Stir syrup up from the bottom of the pan, coating corn well.
• Pour remaining popcorn into the buttered bowl.
• Pour mixture over the popcorn in the bowl; stir until all corn is covered and almonds are evenly distributed.
• Spread mixture onto a cold buttered surface; break apart with a fork.

KARO CRAZY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Mix popped popcorn and nuts on cookie sheet or in a bowl.
• Combine sugar, margarine and karo in 1 1/2 quart saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring occasionally for 10-15 minutes or till mixture turns a light caramel color.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Pour over popcorn and nuts.
• Mix and coat well.
• Spread out to dry.
• When dry break apart.
• Store in tightly covered container.
• You can omit the nuts and add more popcorn.

POPCORN CRUNCH

Steps:

• Mix together popped corn and nuts.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and margarine.
• Bring to a boil, and boil 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
• When mixture turns light caramel in color, remove from heat, and stir in popcorn and nuts.
• Spread out on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Break apart when cool.
• Can be dipped or spread with chocolate, if desired.
• Makes about 40 pieces.
• Cooking time does not include popping the popcorn.