Candy Corn Popcorn Mix
Prep time
20 mins
Total time
20 mins
Enjoy this truly scrumptious, seasonal, tasty mix this holiday season!
Author:
Cassie from The Thrifty Couple
Recipe type:
Dessert, Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Serves:
12
Ingredients
Ingredients needed for the Orange & Lemon Candy Corn Flavors:
8 C popped popcorn, popped (not microwave popcorn)
¼ C unsalted butter
3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
½ C packed light brown sugar
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Orange and Lemon Flavor Gelatin
Ingredients needed for the Vanilla Candy Corn Flavor:
12 C popcorn, popped (not microwave popcorn)
1 C sugar
½ C unsalted butter
¼ C light corn syrup
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp vanilla
Extra needed ingredients:
1 bag of candy corn
1 bag of chocolate covered sunflower seeds
Instructions
Orange Popcorn:
-Preheat the oven at 300 degrees.
-Pour the popcorn into a large bowl; set aside.
-Cook butter and syrup in double boiler on low heat until butter is melted.
-Add in the sugar and orange jello; stirring until the orange jello is completely dissolved.
-Bring to a boil on medium heat.
-Simmer on low heat 5 min.
-Coat your hands with shortening.
-Pour the mixture immediately over popcorn mixture; toss to coat well.
-Dump the orange jello coated popcorn onto the prepped cookie sheet.
-Re-coat your hands with shortening if necessary.
-Using your hands spread the popcorn evenly on the lined cookie sheet.
-Bake at 300 degrees for 10 min.
- Allow to cool then remove from the pan.
-Break into small pieces.
Lemon Popcorn:
-Preheat the oven at 300 degrees.
-Pour the popcorn into a large bowl; set aside.
-Cook butter and syrup in double boiler on low heat until butter is melted.
-Add in the sugar and lemon jello; stirring until the lemon jello is completely dissolved.
-Bring to a boil on medium heat.
-Simmer on low heat 5 min.
-Coat your hands with shortening.
-Pour the mixture immediately over popcorn mixture; toss to coat well.
-Dump the lemon jello coated popcorn onto the prepped cookie sheet.
-Re-coat your hands with shortening if necessary.
-Using your hands spread the popcorn evenly on the lined cookie sheet.
-Bake at 300 degrees for 10 min.
- Allow to cool then remove from the pan.
-Break into small pieces.
Vanilla Popcorn:
-Pour popcorn in a large bowl; set aside.
-Combine the sugar, butter and corn syrup in a double boiler.
-Bring to a boil over medium heat.
-Continue to boil while stirring until mixture is a gold color, about 2 minutes.
-Take off the burner; stirring in baking soda and vanilla.
-Coat your hands with shortening.
-Pour over popcorn and toss with your hands to coat.
-Cool slightly; break apart by hand while warm.
-Cool completely.
Putting it all Together:
-Combine all three colors of candy coated popcorn into one large bowl.
-Add candy corn, chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
-Store in a zip lock bag or container with a lid.
Recipe by
The Thrifty Couple
at https://thethriftycouple.com/candy-corn-popcorn-mix-recipe-flavors-of-vanilla-orange-and-lemon/
3.4.3177