Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3-4 drops food coloring
- 9 cups popped popcorn (½ cup unpopped)
Make it step by step
- Pop popcorn.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar water, and butter over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook without stirring until it reaches a hard ball stage (about 255 ). Remove from heat, add vanilla and food coloring to make desired color, mix well. Pour over popcorn, mixing until candy mixture thoroughly coats popcorn. Pour out onto foil to cool. Break apart.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.