




Red Hot Cinnamon White Chocolate Popcorn
2/3 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 cup Red Hot candies
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Coat a large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Place popcorn in a paper bag, and microwave 3-4 minutes or until popped. Place popcorn on cookie sheet.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat; whisk in sugar, corn syrup, Red Hots and salt. Continue to cook and whisk until Red Hots are dissolved. Boil for an additional 2 minutes, whisking frequently. Whisk in baking soda until combined.
Pour hot syrup over popcorn, and toss until well coated. Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until crisp. Transfer popcorn to a sheet of waxed paper to cool.
In a small Ziplock bag, combine white chocolate chips and shortening. Microwave 1-2 minutes or until melted and smooth, kneading the bag every 30 seconds. Cut tip off corner of bag and pipe white chocolate on top of popcorn. Allow to dry.
Very cool! This sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteCraziness! I have to show my students this - they will beg for me to make it for them!
ReplyDeleteOh they are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI like making Rice Krispie style treats with popcorn. Now that's tasty! Popcorn is nice with a little rosemary in the popper (I have a stovetop popper - it's an lighweight pot with an agitation crank built in) and I put some rosemary in with the oil. A little duck or bacon fat is nice too!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in college my roommate and I bought some Jiffy Pop and a group of us decided to try it when we were pulling a very late night. My roomie and a visiting friend were in the dorm kitchen making it when the handle broke off and they couldn't shake it anymore. They left it on the stove anyway, where it promptly burned and set off the fire alarm for the whole residence.
You would think college students aren't going to be asleep in their beds at 1 AM on Saturday night/Sunday morning. You think wrong. Roomie and our friends and I promptly ran FAR away from that building so they wouldn't know we were guilty.
I love this sweet/spicy/salty/cinnamony combo!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, this is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had red hots in forever--they were my favorite candy as a kid! Yum!
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