Best Captain Crunch Popcorn Bars Recipes

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DELICIOUS POPCORN CRUNCH



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Popcorn and candy in a candy sauce. Great for the holidays! Not too chewy and won't stick to your teeth (unless you overcook the sauce)! You can customize the candy, dried fruit, and nuts to what you like. Canadian Smarties® can be used instead of M&M's®. I've known people to press the mixture into a cake pan and cut pieces, too.

Provided by Canadian Jewel

Categories     Desserts     Candy Recipes     Popcorn Candy Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 9

15 cups plain popped popcorn
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
1 cup butter
½ cup light corn syrup (such as Crown® Lily White)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon vinegar

Steps:

  • Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.
  • Combine popcorn, cranberries, pecans, and chocolate pieces together in a bowl.
  • Stir sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla extract together in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium-high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes. Boil mixture for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vinegar.
  • Pour sugar mixture over popcorn mixture; mix until evenly coated. Spread coated popcorn mixture onto prepared baking sheets; cool. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348 calories, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 33.5 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 98.5 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

CAP'N CRUNCH CRISPY TREATS



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Make and share this Cap'n Crunch Crispy Treats recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 25m

Yield 15 bars

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (18 ounce) box Cap'n Crunch cereal
6 tablespoons butter
1 (16 ounce) bag marshmallows
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
salt, a pinch

Steps:

  • Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with softened butter or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Add the cereal to a bowl; set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
  • Add the marshmallows, vanilla, and salt; cook, stirring constantly, until the marshmallows are melted into the butter.
  • Immediately pour the marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir with a large wooden spoon until all the cereal is coated with melted marshmallows.
  • Spoon the cereal mixture into prepared pan.
  • With buttered hands, gently but firmly press the cereal into the pan to compact the mixture.
  • Let the mixture cool completely.
  • When cool, cut into 15 large bars.
  • Serve right away, or wrap each bar separately with waxed paper or plastic wrap and store in covered container for up to 2 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.8, Fat 6.7, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 12.2, Sodium 331, Carbohydrate 53.6, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 32.5, Protein 2.1

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