Confetti Caramel Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 c. Trix cereal
1/3 c. margarine or butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Heat oven to 300\u00b0.
Place cereal in a jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch.
Mix brown sugar, margarine and corn syrup in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan.
Heat mixture over medium heat about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until margarine is melted and mixture begins to boil.
Cook, without stirring, 4 minutes longer. (Mixture will boil and turn golden brown.)
Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and baking soda until mixture is foamy.
Pour over cereal; stir to coat evenly.
Bake 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Loosen right away from sides and bottom.
Cool. Makes 7 cups.