Healthier caramel corn

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine syrup, butter, sucanat and salt in saucepan until butter is melted.
3. Boil without stirring 3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla (add nuts if using).
5. Pour over popcorn.
6. Mixi well.
7. Place on 2 large cook sheets.
8. Bakei for 15 minut4es.
9. Cool. Break into pieces.
10. Freezes well.
11. Notes: ~ butter is easier to digest than margarine.
12. Can be reduced to 1 tablespoon.
13. ~ sucanat is a natural sweetener found in health food stores.
14. Can be omitted.
15. ~to save time, purchase a 16-ounce bag of pre-popped plain popcorn.