So, I've shown you Peanut Butter Popcorn, Cherry Cotton Candy Popcorn and Chocolate Popcorn.
Now it's time for Jello Popcorn!
Jello, I love the colors Jello comes in. So bright, so cheerful, so fun.
And I was thrilled with my Jello Swirled Cupcakes and Jello Buttercream Frosting.
So why not add it to candied popcorn.
It wasn't hard to find a recipe. Apparently it's been around forever. Nana Jones Has been making it for over 45 years. More recently I found recipes from The Black Peppercorn, Our Best Bites, Kraft Recipes and The Baking Beauties.
All these sites say how wonderful it is. And they're right. Hubby's comment was "this is really sweet and addicting." Plus, you can use any flavor you want so the possibilities are endless.
Jello Popcorn
adapted from everyone mentioned above
10 cups popped popcorn
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar (granulated or brown) *
1/3 cup Light corn syrup
1 box (4 serving) Jello of your choice**
*I did the raspberry batch with brown sugar and the Berry Blue with white sugar and another with brown sugar. They tasted the same.
**The Berry Blue Jello was a beautiful blue color in both batches until baked then it turned green. Choose you color accordingly. The Raspberry stayed a wonderful bright red.
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper, lightly spray with cooking spray and set aside.
Place popcorn in a Large mixing bowl and set aside.
Melt butter with sugar and Corn Syrup in a medium saucepan.
Add in Jello mix.
Bring to a bowl over medium heat stirring occasionally. Once boiling, continue to boil for 4-5 minutes, If using a candy thermometer, you're going for the soft ball stage, 240 degrees.
Pour syrup over pop corn and toss to coat.
Spread out on cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 200 degree oven for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool completely.
A note on the temperature, for the red Jello batch, I baked at 250 degrees, The red stayed pretty true to color just darker. For my first batch of blue it was also at 250 and turned my popcorn from a beautiful blue to a Grinch Green. So I've lowered the temperature, the blue still turns green but now it's a pretty green.
Like popcorn, check out these other yummy ways to make it!
and Cotton Candy Popcorn!
I love this. I can't decide which of your delicious popcorns isy fav but this is a close runner for first!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! I am going to try green for my grandson's 1st birthday party - Sweet Pea theme!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try this w/ my son! He will LOVE it! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Have a blessed week & come back soon ~EMM
ReplyDeleteWow, I've never heard of so many ways to cover popcorn! I have to go back and look at your other recipes. If you're looking for another place to share your culinary ideas, head on over to Etcetorize (http://etcetorize.blogspot.com). Party starts later tonight, would love to see you there~
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!!! All of these popcorn recipes look absolutely incredible, Joan and I can't wait to try them! Who knew popcorn could be so versatile!
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This looks awesome. I hope to try this recipe out soon. Pinning it right away. Megan
ReplyDeleteWay Cool! We will have to try this in our household for movie nights! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust saw this on Manic Monday! Looks awesome!!! Will need to try!
ReplyDeleteI've been searching for some creative ways to have popcorn with my daughter. She loves it in any fashion. This is great! I'd love for you to link this up to Titus 2 Tuesday tomorrow on Cornerstone Confessions.
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Kathy
I love how bright red this popcorn is - it would be great for little Valentine's Day or Christmas gifts!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to surprise my kids with this!
ReplyDeleteSO fun!! Love the color and that you can change up the flavors!! Thanks for sharing this at the {what's shakin' link party}!!
ReplyDeletePerfect summertime snack! Yummy! Thanks for sharing your ideas on "Strut Your Stuff" Saturday! We hope to see you again! -The Sisters
ReplyDeleteWow.. U use thermometer .. Never seen any people put thermoter in their meal.
ReplyDeleteThis was great, was looking for a recipe that was similar to the peach popcorn my mom made for us as kids. My son and I made Black Cherry for our first batch. We are going to make Rainbow today... a batch each of Cherry, peach, lemon, grape and found a new flavor Melon fusion. It'll be a lot of popcorn, but there are lot of kids in the neighborhood that will help to devour it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this recipe. I remember being a kid and my frirnds mom made this and she did the popcorn balls....I always wanted to make it!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for white chocolate popcorn? I can't eat regular chocolate an I have found that white chocolate has just not melted the same for fondu and burns more easily.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't bake it, it makes a great popcorn ball....I have made them for about 30 years and my kids loved it when I made them for class treats or birthday parties!
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