Candied Popcorn

Quick planning, late nights, it all requires a little late night snack and that’s why when I got paired with Rebekah from Making Miracles for this month’s Secret Recipe Club and I ran onto this Candied Popcorn recipe in her archives… I knew it was a match made in heaven for me!

I really don’t think Candied Popcorn is the proper name for this dish though. I think Crack Popcorn is more fitting. Like Rebekah mentioned in her post, these little bites are addicting. I have never had a Candied Popcorn quite like this before and that’s why I was so thrilled to try it. This recipe uses honey and dry jell-o mix. It’s really quite easy and doesn’t last long around our house. What I made had a sweet and spicy factor because I just so happened to use Jalapeño Popcorn and strawberry jell-o. :P.

Rebekah mixed her liquid ingredients in the microwave, but I chose to do so over medium-high heat on the stove. I wanted to be able to see the mixture better. I had no issue in doing so either. Either way you go about it, there’s no doubt your family will love it. You can use any flavor jell-o you wish and even coordinate the colors with holidays.

Serves 8

Ingredients

1. 1/3 cup butter
2. 1/4 cup honey
3. 1/2 cup granulated sugar (Dixie Crystals)
4. 1 3-ounce package Jell-o, dry
5. 9 cups popped popcorn (I used two bags)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 250*F and line a large baking dish with a silicon mat or parchment paper.
2. Pour popcorn onto the baking dish.
3. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter and honey.
4. Next, add the sugar and dry Jell-o.
5. Bring to a boil, allowing to foam and double in size.
6. Quickly pour the liquid over the popcorn and stir to coat as much as possible.
7. Place in oven and bake at 250*F for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
8. Remove, allow to cool and harden.
9. Store in an airtight container!