Puffed Caramel Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) bag corn puffs (such as O-Ke-Doke(R))
1 cup salted peanuts (optional)
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
Combine corn puffs and peanuts in a large roasting pan.
Bring butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup to a boil in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda until mixture foams up. Pour over corn-peanut mixture and toss well using rubber spatulas.
Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until a cooled piece of corn is crunchy, about 45 minutes.
Spread on waxed paper to cool. Break apart and transfer to an airtight container.