½ cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
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1 ⅓ cups white sugar
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1 cup butter
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½ cup light corn syrup (such as Crown® Lily White)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ teaspoon vinegar
Instructions
Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.
Combine popcorn, cranberries, pecans, and chocolate pieces together in a bowl.
Stir sugar, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla extract together in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium-high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes. Boil mixture for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vinegar.
Pour sugar mixture over popcorn mixture; mix until evenly coated. Spread coated popcorn mixture onto prepared baking sheets; cool. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.