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Rainbow Popcorn

Perfect snack any time of year

By Kelly Rostorfer, NE Columbus Publisher January 14, 2023

Popcorn is always a crowd pleaser. This Rainbow popcorn is so simple and I typically have all the ingredients on hand. This is a great snack to brighten up you party table. This is also a fun recipe to make with your kiddos, they'll love waiting their favorite snack change into different colors!

Ingredients:
  • 10 cups of popped corn
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3oz package of your favorite gelatin flavor
  • 3 Tablespoons of water
  • 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup 

Directions:
1. Remove all unpopped kernels from the corn
2. Place the popcorn on a greased baking sheet/ pan
3. Keep popcorn warm in the oven at 300 degrees while mixing ingredients
4. Butter the bottom and sides of a sauce pan
5. Combine butter, sugar, gelatin, water and corn syrup
6. Cook over medium heat until boiling stirring constantly until mix reaches 255 degrees (hard- ball stage)
7. Pour mix over popcorn and gently coat the popcorn
8. Bake at 300 degrees for 5 mins then stir and bake 5 more minutes
9. Turn popcorn mix onto a large piece of foil and allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces.