Caramel Popcorn

I love popcorn, but not the microwave stuff, the real stuff that you make on the stove in a pot full of kernels and oil.  My boyfriend makes the best popcorn, we eat it almost everyday.  My boyfriend's brother was over a while ago and made some microwave popcorn but hardly ate any of it.  Since there was so much left over I decided to cover it with caramel, toss it with almonds and call it delicious.  You can make this recipe with plain popcorn but microwave just as good because it already has extra butter and salt added to it.

Caramel Popcorn

1/4 Cup butter
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/3 Cup corn syrup
1 Tbsp peanut butter (don't worry you dont taste it, its just for texture)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp vanilla
A handful of nuts (I used almonds)

1) Make popcorn ahead of time and let it set to room temperature
2) In a heavy pot on high heat stir together butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter until it comes to a boil
3) Let it boil for 5min or until it reaches a rich caramel color and smells just right (do not over boil or the mixture will burn very fast)
4) Take the pot off the heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla, the mixture will bubbly up and become very sticky and gooey (yummy!)
5) Add the nuts to the popcorn and then pour the caramel mixture over all the popcorn and nuts
6) Carefully (the mixture will be very hot) stir the popcorn until it is evenly coated then spread it evenly onto a baking sheet
7) Bake popcorn at 250F for 30min-60min stirring every 10min (the longer you bake the fluffier the popcorn will get), then remove from oven and enjoy! (this mixture lasts a few days stored in a ziploc bag)