Candy Corn Popcorn Mix
 
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Enjoy this truly scrumptious, seasonal, tasty mix this holiday season!
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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:
  1. -Preheat the oven at 300 degrees.
  2. -Pour the popcorn into a large bowl; set aside.
  3. -Cook butter and syrup in double boiler on low heat until butter is melted.
  4. -Add in the sugar and orange jello; stirring until the orange jello is completely dissolved.
  5. -Bring to a boil on medium heat.
  6. -Simmer on low heat 5 min.
  7. -Coat your hands with shortening.
  8. -Pour the mixture immediately over popcorn mixture; toss to coat well.
  9. -Dump the orange jello coated popcorn onto the prepped cookie sheet.
  10. -Re-coat your hands with shortening if necessary.
  11. -Using your hands spread the popcorn evenly on the lined cookie sheet.
  12. -Bake at 300 degrees for 10 min.
  13. - Allow to cool then remove from the pan.
  14. -Break into small pieces.
Lemon Popcorn:
  1. -Preheat the oven at 300 degrees.
  2. -Pour the popcorn into a large bowl; set aside.
  3. -Cook butter and syrup in double boiler on low heat until butter is melted.
  4. -Add in the sugar and lemon jello; stirring until the lemon jello is completely dissolved.
  5. -Bring to a boil on medium heat.
  6. -Simmer on low heat 5 min.
  7. -Coat your hands with shortening.
  8. -Pour the mixture immediately over popcorn mixture; toss to coat well.
  9. -Dump the lemon jello coated popcorn onto the prepped cookie sheet.
  10. -Re-coat your hands with shortening if necessary.
  11. -Using your hands spread the popcorn evenly on the lined cookie sheet.
  12. -Bake at 300 degrees for 10 min.
  13. - Allow to cool then remove from the pan.
  14. -Break into small pieces.
Vanilla Popcorn:
  1. -Pour popcorn in a large bowl; set aside.
  2. -Combine the sugar, butter and corn syrup in a double boiler.
  3. -Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  4. -Continue to boil while stirring until mixture is a gold color, about 2 minutes.
  5. -Take off the burner; stirring in baking soda and vanilla.
  6. -Coat your hands with shortening.
  7. -Pour over popcorn and toss with your hands to coat.
  8. -Cool slightly; break apart by hand while warm.
  9. -Cool completely.
Putting it all Together:
  1. -Combine all three colors of candy coated popcorn into one large bowl.
  2. -Add candy corn, chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
  3. -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/