Rainbow Popcorn
Jello candy coating makes this DIY rainbow popcorn an easy, fruit-flavored snack.
Servings: 8
Calories: 943kcal
Ingredients
- 9 cups popcorn, popped
- ½ cup salted butter, for each color of popcorn you want to make
- ½ cup granulated sugar, for each color of popcorn you want to make
- ½ cup light corn syrup, for each color of popcorn you want to make
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, for each color of popcorn you want to make
- 3 ounces Jell-O or flavored gelatin, for each color of popcorn you want to make
- ½ teaspoon baking soda, for each color of popcorn you want to make
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Spread popcorn in a 3 to 4-quart glass or metal baking dish, at least 9x13, but larger will make it even easier to stir the popcorn.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the butter, sugar, corn syrup, and sea salt over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Add contents of the jello packet to the saucepan and stir until fully combined.
- Bring the mixture back up to a low boil and leave to simmer undisturbed for a full 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in baking soda, the mixture will foam up a bit.
- Pour jello mixture over the popcorn and stir to coat as evenly as possible.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, stirring thoroughly every 15 minutes. After the popcorn has cooked for 45 minutes, remove a piece from the oven and allow it to cool for a couple of minutes. Taste to determine if the coating is crisp and dry or if it is sticky. Continue cooking the popcorn for 5 to 10 minutes longer until it is no longer sticky when cooled.
- Remove the popcorn from the oven and immediately scoop it out onto parchment paper. Allow popcorn to cool and break into pieces.
- Repeat for additional colors and flavors.
Notes
- The ingredients listed above are for 1 color of popcorn. If you want to create rainbow popcorn as we did, you need separate ingredients for each color you intend to make.
- ⅓ cup of popcorn kernels yields approximately 10 cups of popped corn.
- Once it starts to cool, the candy coating sets fast. Stir it quickly and evenly into the popcorn to completely coat it before the mixture starts to cool.
- If you don't bake your popcorn long enough, it will be chewy. You can pop it back into the oven for a few more minutes if this happens.
Nutrition
Calories: 943kcal | Carbohydrates: 175g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 23g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 6mg