My mom and I made this for Judson's birthday party and it was oohhhh...sooo... good!!
The directions look a little intimidating, but it is really easy!
What you need:
1 c. popcorn kernels (or plain microwavable popcorn)
6 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. water
6 t. butter
1 t. vanilla
1 tsp. powdered jello mix
(We used strawberry, orange, grape, lime, and berry blue)
*You can add food coloring to each jello mix to enhance the colors.
Directions:
Cover two cookie sheets with foil, then spray lightly with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 225 degrees.
Set Aside.
Pop your popcorn, then gently transfer to a large bowl to remove any unpopped kernels. Should equal about 12 cups, popped. Prepare for your first batch of colored popcorn by spooning 2 cups of popped corn into a medium bowl. Set Aside.
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, water, butter, & vanilla. Bring to a boil and allow to bubble over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Push large sauce pan to back of stove, and place a medium saucepan over hot burner. Working quickly, spoon 1 c. of boiled sugar mixture into medium saucepan. Add 1 tsp. of powdered jello mix, whisk well, then allow to boil for one more minute. Remove from heat (I just left the stove on because I was returning quickly for the next batch and didn't want to wait for it to reheat), put a pinch of baking soda in the mixture (just a bit! If the mixture does not foam slightly, add just a bit more), stir, then pour immediately over the bowl readied with 2 cups of popcorn. Stir to coat, then spread into a corner of cookie sheet.
Rinse saucepan with warm water, dry, then return to stovetop. Spoon another 1 cup of boiled sugar mixture into saucepan, add 1tsp. of another flavor/color jello mix, then repeat as above with second bowl of popcorn. Continue until all popcorn is coated, then bake in over for an hour. Allow to cool before serving. Stores well in an airtight container for 1-3 days.
Enjoy!
* Recipe from Cheeky Kitchen
Love, E
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