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Although the combination of ingredients sounded amazing, I did substitute puff corn for the pop corn, which is my grandson's favorite. I also used my mom's recipe for the caramel portion, since I love the texture and taste of her recipe. (1 c. brown sugar, 1\/2 c. light corn syrup, and 1\/2 c. butter; boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in vanilla and baking soda. Mom only bakes her caramel corn for 45 min. instead of an hour. As you can see, her recipe is similar to this one, but not quite the same!) I will definitely be making this snack mix again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-17","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"KraftyKitchenKitty87"},"reviewBody":"@cporzio you could try pretzel nuggets, oyster crackers, or mini hard breadsticks. I can't wait to try this!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"DJ2Fan"},"reviewBody":"This was very easy to make and turned out delicious! I switched the candy pumpkins for candy corn and left out the peanuts. Also had help in the kitchen from a 7-year old who really enjoyed measuring out the cereal, so it is fun to make with kids!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-12-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PTellie"},"reviewBody":"It was a quick recipe to make and so delicious","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-10-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"wecreer"},"reviewBody":"I changed to peanuts to unsalted pretzels. That way it is safe to send to school...","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-10-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"SWEETENR"},"reviewBody":"This is so much fun to make! My family and I enjoy it very much!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Amrose"},"reviewBody":"Easy to make and gets many compliments!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Karen Crofford","givenName":"Karen","familyName":"Crofford"},"reviewBody":"sounds great and easy to make, will make for Spooky Crazy Bunco this weekend.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-10-17","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"countrygirl50_2000"},"reviewBody":"everyone that tried it, loved it. I had to change it somewhat. I ran out of corn syrup so I substituted 1\/2 of it with honey. Wow!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-10-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"chasingjesica79"},"reviewBody":"My family and coworkers love it.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-10-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"lisaivan"},"reviewBody":"This is very good! So good that I can't seem to stop taste testing! Very easy too, just a little time consumimg with the every 15min stirring for an hour, but well worth the effort! Yum!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-10-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Tammy1965Johnson"},"reviewBody":"I made this for a childrens Halloween party and the adults ate it so fast the kids di get to try it. Just pulled another batch out of the oven .","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-10-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"sd20"},"reviewBody":"Not that favorable .The courtside caramel popcorn recipe on this site is much better.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-11-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"badgerdoglover"},"reviewBody":"Made this for Halloween. 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