PIGGY TOES (Justapinch.com)

INGREDIENTS:
2 C packed, brown sugar
2 sticks margarine (NOT butter)
1/2 C light corn syrup
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 14oz bag baked cheese puffs (do not use cruncy cheetos)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Arrange rack so that the metal bowl will be centered in the oven and not too close to the bottom or the top of the oven. Spray the large oven-safe metal bowl with nonstick cooking spray and empty the cheese puffs into it.

2.  Cover a very large work surface with waxed paper (like the kitchen table) and make sure the seams are taped down. You will spread the cheese puffs on this waxed paper to let them cool.

3.  In a heavy saucepan, mix sugar, margarine and corn syrup. Bring to a boil and keep boiling for five minutes, stirring constantly.

4.  Remove pan from heat and mix in baking soda. Mixture will turn white and become slightly foamy and rapidly start rising as you stir.

5.  Immediately pour syrup mixture over cheese puffs and toss VERY thoroughly to coat all the puffs evenly; BE VERY CAREFUL THE SYRUP IS VERY HOT!

6.  Leave the coated puffs in the metal bowl and place the entire bowl in the oven.

7.  Bake for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

8.  Spread baked puffs onto waxed paper, separating as much as possible with a spatula or spoon (BE VERY CAREFUL THE SYRUP MIXTURE IS VERY HOT). Allow them to cool completely on the waxed paper before storing in Ziploc® or other covered containers.