Baby Shower Popcorn
pink, green and yellow.The color theme of our latest baby shower was pink, green and yellow. This amazing candy-coated tri-colored popcorn was a huge hit!
Servings: 8 Quarts
Calories: 322kcal
Ingredients
- 8 quarts of popped popcorn divided into three
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 4 1/2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 3 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. each of your desired flavoring I used coconut, maple, and almond
- red yellow and green food coloring
Instructions
- Divide ingredients into thirds
- To a saucepan add 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup corn syrup, 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar. Stir to combine and continue to stir until the mixture reaches a boil.
- Cook to about 235F without stirring, don’t let the mixture start to change color.
- Remove from heat and let the mixture stop boiling, add your desired flavoring and color.
- Add baking soda and stir, quickly add to 1/3 of the popcorn and mix gently with a wooden spoon to coat popcorn.
- Spread out onto a greased cookie sheet. Break into pieces when cooled.
- Repeat twice more adding different colors and flavors.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 614mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 54g