16 cups popped popcorn (you can buy in the chips/pretzel aisle, Okee-Dokee is the brand I think)
5 cups mini pretzels
1 cup salted peanuts ( you can leave out)
1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 large bag m&m's
Heat oven to 200 degrees. Combine br sgr, corn syrup and butter, heating over med high heat in a non stick stock pot. Heat until bubbly and boiling. Let boil like this for 3-4 minutes. Take off heat and add the salt and bk soda. The sugar mixture will puff up. While the sugar mix is cooking prepare the popcorn (I use corn chex alot too), pretzels and peanuts in a large turkey roaster. Once the sugar mixture is done and you've added the bk soda pour the sugar mix over the popcorn mix and stir to coat. Bake in 10 minute increments, stiring at the 10 minute mark for 30 minutes. Once out of the oven, and cooled slightly, add the m&M's and store in tightly sealed container.