Candied Popcorn for Easter
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This is 100% pure sugar. Obviously this is not for the everyday, but it is meant to be fun and festive and not the least bit serious! It has the name Easter Crack in this household. Once you start, you can’t stop. Or maybe that is just me? Quite possibly…

I am obsessed with popcorn- it has always been a favorite of mine, and I am constantly on the lookout for new ways to enhance and enjoy it. I was recently inspired by la fuji mama’s White Chocolate Cranberry Cashew Popcorn (I know- insane!). I thought that I should make a kids version that they could get in the Easter spirit with.

It is a light and crispy caramel popcorn, and then you add salty, crunchy cocktail peanuts, white chocolate, milk chocolate m&m’s and sprinkles. My daughters eyes were bugging out of her head when she saw this.

Just have fun with it- add whatever sounds great to you!

BY THE WAY!!! make sure that you cook the caramel mixture for a solid 5 minutes so that the candy gets past the softball stage. If it doesn’t cook long enough, the popcorn will be gooey, not crispy!

Candied Popcorn for Easter
12-14 cups of popped popcorn
1 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
½ cup corn syrup
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

1 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1 cup Easter m&m’s
1 cup white chocolate chips
sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.

Spread the popcorn and the peanuts out on a sheet pan fitted with a silpat or a piece of parchment paper.

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Using the popcorn pot, add the butter, sugar, salt and corn syrup and heat them over medium heat.

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Cook until everything is melted and bubbling 5-6 minutes.

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Meanwhile combine the vanilla and baking soda in a small bowl.

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Remove the pot from the heat, add the vanilla and stir until well combined.

Immediatley pour the caramel onto the popcorn. Stir well with a heatproof spatula.

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Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes minutes, stirring every 20 minutes.

When you remove the pan from the oven, immediately sprinkle the m&m’s over the popcorn.

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Melt the white chocolate in the microwave and drizzle it over the popcorn, peanuts and m&m’s.

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While the chocolate is soft, sprinkle everything with Easter sprinkles.

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Let the popcorn and chocolate set up and cool. Break the popcorn into chunks and serve.

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Enjoy!

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Candied Popcorn for Easter
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This is 100% pure sugar. Obviously this is not for the everyday, but it is meant to be fun and festive and not the least bit serious! It has the name Easter Crack in this household. Once you start, you can’t stop. Or maybe that is just me? Quite possibly…

I am obsessed with popcorn- it has always been a favorite of mine, and I am constantly on the lookout for new ways to enhance and enjoy it. I was recently inspired by la fuji mama’s White Chocolate Cranberry Cashew Popcorn (I know- insane!). I thought that I should make a kids version that they could get in the Easter spirit with.

It is a light and crispy caramel popcorn, and then you add salty, crunchy cocktail peanuts, white chocolate, milk chocolate m&m’s and sprinkles. My daughters eyes were bugging out of her head when she saw this.

Just have fun with it- add whatever sounds great to you!

BY THE WAY!!! make sure that you cook the caramel mixture for a solid 5 minutes so that the candy gets past the softball stage. If it doesn’t cook long enough, the popcorn will be gooey, not crispy!

Candied Popcorn for Easter
12-14 cups of popped popcorn
1 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
½ cup corn syrup
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

1 cup roasted, salted peanuts

1 cup Easter m&m’s
1 cup white chocolate chips
sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.

Spread the popcorn and the peanuts out on a sheet pan fitted with a silpat or a piece of parchment paper.

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Using the popcorn pot, add the butter, sugar, salt and corn syrup and heat them over medium heat.

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Cook until everything is melted and bubbling 5-6 minutes.

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Meanwhile combine the vanilla and baking soda in a small bowl.

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Remove the pot from the heat, add the vanilla and stir until well combined.

Immediatley pour the caramel onto the popcorn. Stir well with a heatproof spatula.

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Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes minutes, stirring every 20 minutes.

When you remove the pan from the oven, immediately sprinkle the m&m’s over the popcorn.

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Melt the white chocolate in the microwave and drizzle it over the popcorn, peanuts and m&m’s.

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While the chocolate is soft, sprinkle everything with Easter sprinkles.

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Let the popcorn and chocolate set up and cool. Break the popcorn into chunks and serve.

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Enjoy!

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