2 cups dark brown sugar (golden brown is fine, too!)
½ cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon maple flavoring (Watkins is good, but I prefer Mapleine)
½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
Heat oven to 250 F.
Prepare two large, shallow pans by coating with cooking spray. (I used coconut oil instead, and it worked pretty well.)
In a very large bowl or roasting pan, combine popcorn, cooked bacon, and pecans. Set aside.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add the brown sugar, honey, and salt. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
Without stirring, allow the mixture to continue cooking at a low boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat. Stir in the maple flavoring and baking soda. (It will foam up a little.)
Pour over the popcorn and stir to combine. Divide between the two pans, spreading the popcorn mixture as evenly as possible.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. The mixture will seem soft when you're stirring it, but don't worry - it will crisp up nicely when it cools.
Remove from oven and cool completely in the pans. Break apart.
Store in airtight container.
Recipe by The Rowdy Baker at http://www.therowdybaker.com/?p=2010