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Easy Candied Popcorn

This EASY candied popcorn is perfect for your next sweet treat! It's great for a party or just a movie night with the kids.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword popcorn
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Holly- Keeping Life Sane

Ingredients

  • 2 bags popped popcorn
  • 1 3 oz box of gelatin Pick the color you want to use
  • 1 stick butter unsalted
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 275F.
  • Pop the popcorn according to package directions, take out the unpopped kernals and add to large bowl.
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan.  Add in sugar, gelatin, syrup, and water. Stir until sugar has dissolved.
  • Once sugar is dissolved, pour over the popcorn and stir until the sugar mixture had coated the popcorn.
  • Pour popcorn into greased baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.

Notes

Tip 1
Don't forget take out the unpopped kernels of popcorn before adding the candy mixture.