Now all your favorite snacking items in one mix! Trail Mix Popcorn satisfies anyone’s craving. It’s easy to make with Gold Medal’s corn treat concentrate mix. With just a few ingredients you can offer this fun treat.
Ingredients
- 5 Gallons of popped mushroom style popcorn
- 1 package of #2096 Basic Corn Treat Mix
- 12 oz. water
- 4 cups sugar (white, brown, or combination)
- #2250 Free ‘N Easy
- 4 oz. of yellow coconut oil
- 1 stick of butter
- 22.8 oz. candy coated chocolate pieces
- 2oz dried cranberries or raisins
- 2 oz. chopped macadamia nuts
- 12 oz. dried banana chips
- 1/2 cup roasted salted almonds
- 1 oz. shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup honey
Directions
- Take lid off Mark 5 cooker mixer
- Add the following directly to the cooker mixer
- 1 package of #2096 Basic Corn Treat Mix
- 12 oz. Water
- 4 Cups Sugar (white, brown, or combination)
- 4 oz. of oil
- Turn on heat/motor switch on
- Place the lid back on the cooker mixer
- When you see steam coming out of the lid (approx. 8 minutes into cooking process), remove the lid
- When buzzer sounds, letting you know the mix is up to temperature, turn heat/motor switch OFF
- Turn motor switch ON
- Add in butter and honey
- Let ingredients mix until everything is incorporated
- Add the 5 gallons of popped popcorn to the cooker mixer
- Tilt Cooker to 2nd position (tumble position) to let popcorn mix
- Spray 10 squirts of #2250Qt Free ‘N Easy into the kettle (this will help the corn from sticking to itself)
- Let popcorn mix for 1 minute inside cooker mixer, or until completed coated
- Dump popcorn into cooling tray
- Add in nuts, banana chips, coconut and cranberries
- Cool popcorn for 10 minutes by stirring and separating popcorn constantly
- Allow everything to cool before adding in candy coated chocolate pieces to avoid melting of the candy
- Bag or store popcorn