Crispy Chocolate Popcorn

• 2 cups milk chocolate morsels, divided
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 (3.5-oz.) bags natural-flavored microwave popcorn, popped
• 2 cups peanuts or cashews

1. Combine 1 cup chocolate morsels, brown sugar, and next 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture come to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and baking soda.
2. Distribute popcorn and nuts evenly into 2 lightly greased roasting pans. Be sure to remove all unpopped kernels of popcorn before pouring chocolate mixture over popcorn. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over popcorn and nuts, stirring well with a lightly greased spatula.
3. Bake at 250u0b0 for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on wax paper to cool, breaking apart large clumps as mixture cools. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels evenly over hot popcorn; let cool. Store in airtight containers.

milk chocolate, brown sugar, butter, light corn syrup, salt, vanilla, baking soda, microwave, peanuts

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crispy-chocolate-popcorn (may not work)