Caramel Popcorn Brittle

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup dry-roasted peanuts salted
• 1 cup marshmallows miniature
• 8 cups popped corn cooked ( without salt or fat)
• 3 cups sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently, and set aside.
2. Combine sugar and water in a large, heavy Dutch oven.
3. Place over medium-low heat, and cook 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves. (Do not stir.) Cover, increase heat to medium, and cook 1 minute. Uncover and cook an additional 12 minutes or until amber. (Do not stir.)
4. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
5. Add popped corn mixture. Working rapidly, stir well, and spread into a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan coated with cooking spray.
6. Let cool completely; break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.