An easy candy popcorn recipe made with different flavors of Jello, sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Make with your choice of Jello colors for a sweet treat.
Ingredients
9cupspopped popcorndivided
2-3Tablespoonseach: red Jellopurple Jello, yellow Jello
3cupsgranulated sugardivided
9Tablespoonsbutterdivided
3Tablespoonswhite corn syrupdivided
up to 3 Tbsp wateras needed
Food dyeoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300 F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners and spread 3 cups of popcorn out in an even layer on each. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine one color Jello mix with 1 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp butter, and 1 Tbsp corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, adding water as needed if the mixture appears too think. You can mix in a few drops of food coloring if desired to make the colors brighter.
Boil candy mixture for 3-4 minutes then pour the candy mixture over one cookie sheet of popcorn. Toss to coat.
Bake for 10 minutes, tossing the popcorn once halfway through. Allow popcorn to cool before removing from the baking sheet and breaking apart.
Repeat step 1-4 with each color of Jello.
Once all the popcorn is candied, combine all flavors in a bowl and toss gently to mix.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for up to one week.