Red Hot Popcorn....yummy!
6 quarts of popped popcorn (2-3 large bags of microwave popcorn)
1 cup butter
½ cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt (optional, i use microwave popcorn so i don't)
1 package cinnamon red hot candies (12 oz)
½ teaspoon baking soda
• spread popcorn in a lightly buttered roasting pan or cookie sheet. bake at 250º while preparing syrup.
• pour cinnamon candies into a 2 cup measure. fill remaining space to the top with sugar.
• place in a heavy pan; add butter, salt & corn syrup. bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes.
• remove from heat; carefully stir in baking soda.
• pour over popcorn, stirring to coat. (you don't have to use all the mixture.)
• continue to bake at 250º for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• remove from oven; let cool. break into pieces; store in an airtight container..
ENJOY!!!!
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{autie}
you never cease! i love it! you've got such fun ideas up your sleeve!!!
thanks, girl
Megan
I'm not a red hot fan, but it looks great!
Megan (a new follower)
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Ladybird Ln
This looks super good, I made pink popcorn too!!
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The Cricket on the Hearth
How many cups (or fractions) is 12 oz. of red hots? Thanks!!
Sandy Toes and Popsicles
Probably about 1 or 1-1/2 cups will be good.
Katrina
My mom & I have made this for Christmas for years! It is absolutely delicious and what a great idea to make it for Valentine's! FYI use REAL BUTTER! It makes it ToDieFor!
Thanks!
Heather Sewczak
That sounds amazing! I can't wait to try it, thanks for sharing!
Smiles,
Heather
Anonymous
This looked good, but after trying it, it turned out to be a mess. I made 2 batches and the first looks like the right color, but none of the syrup mixes with the popcorn. It left me with a bright colored mess. The second batch had a crimson, ugly syrup. It did not mix well either, but slightly better. More concise directions might help.
Heather
I clicked over from Pinterest from your candy dots and then I found this yummy red hot popcorn! I think I love you.
I am now a follower of you blog! I don't have anything as creative as your stuff but I would love for you to check me out at http://www.teensntoddlers.blogspot.com
Thank you!
Nickie
Hi Jill! I stumbled onto your blog and I am LOVING it! In fact I loved your Red Hots popcorn recipe so much that I featured it on my blog's " Top 15 Valentine's Day Treats". I was so excited to find this gem because I had never heard of it being done before and it sounded SO delicious! Anyways If you'd like to check out the post you can find it here:
http://nickieslittlebubble.blogspot.com/2014/01/top-15-best-valentines-day-treats-2014.html
Happy Weekend!