Spicy Caramel Bacon Popcorn

2 cups brown sugar
2 sticks of butter
1/2 cup karo syrup (dark or light)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. chipotle powder
1 pound of smokey bacon, cooked and crumbled
3 Tab. bacon grease (optional)
5-6 quarts popped popcorn  (24 cups of popped popcorn)
1 cup salted peanuts (optional)

Cook bacon, crumble pieces, SAVE 3 TAB of grease.  Sprinkle bacon pieces and peanuts over popped popcorn.  Mix together, and put aside.
Stir together brown sugar, butter, karo, and bacon grease.  Bring to a boil and boil for 3 mins.  Remove from heat and add baking soda, salt, vanilla and chipotle powder.  Pour over popcorn mixture.  Stir to coat.  Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 mins.  ( I baked mine for 45 mins)