PURPLE POPCORN

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Make and share this Purple Popcorn recipe from Food.com.

Provided by shawnajean

Categories     Gelatin

Time 40m

Yield 14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

10 cups popped popcorn (remove all unpopped kernels)
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 (3 ounce) package grape gelatin
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3 drops red food coloring (optional)
3 drops blue food coloring (optional)

Steps:

  • Place the popcorn in a greased 17x12x2-inch baking dish. Keep popcorn warm in a 300 degree oven while making syrup mixture. In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine butter, sugar, gelatin, water,food coloring and corn syrup. Cook mixture over medium heat until it boils, stirring constantly. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the thermometer reaches 255 degrees (hard-ball stage).
  • Pour syrup mixture over popcorn. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 5 minutes.
  • Stir once and bake 5 minutes longer. Place popcorn mixture onto a large piece of foil. Cool completely. Break popcorn mixture into clusters. Store.
  • in an airtight container. Serves 14-16 children. (Can used any flavor of gelatin).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.4, Fat 13.4, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 34.9, Sodium 145.7, Carbohydrate 21.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 16.4, Protein 1.4

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