Chocolate Popcorn

Evenly distribute the popcorn and nuts into 2 lightly greased sheet pans. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 250 F.

Combine chocolate morsels, brown sugar, butter, light corn syrup, salt, instant coffee crystals, and ground red pepper in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Then remove pan from heat, and stir in vanilla extract and baking soda.

Pour chocolate mixture over popcorn and nuts and stir well with a lightly greased spatula. Bake at 250 F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Then remove pans from the oven and spread popcorn mixture on a sheet of wax paper to cool. Break up large clumps and store in an airtight container.