This is a wickedly good treat for watching films at home or in the cinema, or watching the Reds beat the Crusaders in the Super 15 final. Boo!

5 cups freshly popped popcorn
1 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
50 g butter
2 tbs golden syrup or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 100 C. Grease a baking sheet.
Mix popcorn and almonds in large bowl.
Over low heat, mix sugar, butter and syrup in medium saucepan until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda.
Pour over popcorn and almonds, immediately stirring gently to coat. Turn out mixture onto prepared baking sheet, spreading evenly. Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven. Cool completely then break into pieces and store in airtight container.

Next time I make this I’ll add some seeds such as pumpkin and use other nuts as well.

Recipe adapted from CD Kitchen