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Jello Popcorn is delicious and fun - You can use patriotic colors for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day fun foods - KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
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Jello Popcorn

A delicious sweet popcorn snack
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time5 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Yield: 8
Calories: 793cal
Author: Melissa

Materials

FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL COLOR OF JELLO...

  • 8 cups popped popcorn
  • ½ cup butter 1 stick
  • 3 T corn syrup
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 small package of jello - this time we will use 1 blue and 1 red - for patriotic purposes

Instructions

  • REPEAT THIS PROCESS for each color
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • In a saucepan, over medium heat...melt the butter, add corn syrup, and brown sugar. Mix together
  • Add the jello and stir in. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to a simmer for 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally
  • Spread the popcorn out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper  - or - a greased baking sheet
  • Pour the one of you packages of jello mixture over the popcorn and spread around to coat the popcorn that didn't get some yummy jello mixture
  • Pop this into the oven for about 10-15 minutes
  • Let cool

Notes

Variations
  • You can change this to go with any holiday or celebration just by changing the colors.
  • *For patriotic purposes, I also added plain white popcorn into the mix. I just used equal amounts of white, red, and blue.
nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 793cal | Carbohydrates: 141g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 5mg