Colored Popcorn

5 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 quarts popped corn (remove unpoppped kernels)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 -5 drops food coloring (your choice of color & intensity)
  • 3 tablespoons icing sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Put popcorn in a large bowl that you have lightly buttered.
  2. 2
    Put sugar and water in a small pan and boil to 238* on a candy thermometer (or until it forms a medium ball in cold water), adding the food coloring toward the last of the cooking.
  3. 3
    Pour over the popcorn & stir evenly, then sprinkle at once with the icing sugar. Make sure you continue stirring until the syrup turns sugary and the kernels separate. Enjoy!

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