Description
Sweet, crunchy popcorn drizzled with a spooky red candy glaze—perfect for Halloween movie nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Red gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling (about 4–5 minutes).
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and red food coloring until bright red.
- Immediately pour over popcorn and toss to coat evenly.
- Spread popcorn on the baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the popcorn is unsalted for the best flavor balance.
- Adjust the amount of red food coloring to achieve your desired shade.
- Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg