St. Patrick's Day Popcorn Recipe

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Everyone's eyes will be smilin' when they see this candy corn with an Irish twist. "The green color gives the snack instant holiday appeal," nods Karen Weber of Salem, Missouri.

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St. Patrick's Day Popcorn Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

4 quarts popped popcorn
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
8 to 10 drops green food coloring

Directions

Place popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in a 250° oven. Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 260° (hard-ball stage).
Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over warm popcorn and toss to coat. Cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 6 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 139 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 138 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as St. Patrick's Day Popcorn in Country Woman March/April 2002, p17

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Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2013 by scrapo

Good and festive. Added some nuts and some Easter colored candy corn. Also drizzled it with white chocolate. For some reason though it didn't dry out (even after cooling for many hours on the counter) and stayed kinda chewy. Perhaps I will try baking it in the oven like caramel corn next time.