Adding colourful popcorn to the mix will make any occasion more fun.Try a bunch of red and green to celebrate Christmas, pastels for a baby shower, or make a snack out of your favorite team's colors.You can choose between standard popcorn, sweet caramel corn or fruit- flavoured popcorn in any colour of the rainbow.
Step 1: You need to gather your ingredients.
If you want a caramel corn taste with a twist, this recipe is for you.Popcorn with a sweet and salty flavour is always a hit.You can use liquid food colouring to dye it.You'll need butter, canola oil, corn syrup, salt, liquid food colouring, and 1/3 cup of popcorn.
Step 2: Put the butter, oil, syrup and salt in a container.
Put the butter, oil, syrup and salt in a pot.Once they're completely combined, melt the ingredients together.To incorporate the ingredients, stir occasionally.
Step 3: The food coloring should be added.
Stir in a small amount of liquid food coloring.Add more or less if you want the popcorn to have a deeper colour.Use a spoon to mix the food.
Step 4: Pop the popcorn.
Put 1/3 cup of popcorn into the pot and stir it around so that it's coated in the syrup mixture.Put a tight-fitting lid on the pot.The kernels begin to pop as you shake the pot.Remove the pot from the heat when the popping slows.If you don't want to use the microwave.Put the syrup mixture and popcorn in a microwave safe bowl.For three to four minutes, pop the popcorn on high.Since the syrup will get very hot, do not use a plastic bowl, even if it's microwave safe.It's important to use a glass one.
Step 5: To cool the popcorn, spoon it onto a baking sheet.
You can line the baking sheet with paper to keep the popcorn from sticking.Allow it to cool completely by spreading it into a thin, single layer.As it cools, the popcorn will get crisp.Store it in a container.
Step 6: Pick out your ingredients.
There is a way to add flavour and colour to popcorn.The bright flavours and colors make this recipe perfect for parties.You'll need 8 cups of popped popcorn, butter, corn syrup, sugar, and fruit drink mix.
Step 7: The oven should be at 300 F.
Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with paper or cooking oil, and then setting it aside.
Step 8: The popcorn should be put into a bowl.
You should be able to reach in and mix the popcorn with the flavouring if it's big.
Step 9: The butter, syrup, sugar, and flavouring should be melted together.
Put them in a small pot and heat them up.Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat.Bring the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes.
Step 10: The mixture should be poured over the popcorn.
If you want to make sure every piece of popcorn gets coated, use a long-handled wooden spoon to stir the mixture with the popcorn.
Step 11: The popcorn should be spread on a baking sheet.
Spread it out in a single layer with the spoon.Pick out the popcorn that isn'tpopped.
Step 12: Popcorn can be baked for 10 minutes.
The popcorn becomes harder to eat, rather than softer.If you want it to be more tender, bake it for 15 minutes.Take your popcorn out after 5 minutes if you like it.
Step 13: Popcorn should be cool.
Store the popcorn in a container until it's cool enough to handle.
Step 14: You need to gather your ingredients.
This simple recipe is for classic salted popcorn and it's colourful.This popcorn will turn out delicious and vibrantly coloured, but unlike the sweet caramel version, it will dye your fingers and mouth with food coloring.This recipe will make you want to have green, red or blue fingers and lips.You can make the sweet caramel or fruity kind.Here's what you'll need to make buttered popcorn with a pop of colour.
Step 15: Put a small amount of butter in the microwave.
If you want to pop the popcorn, place the butter in a stockpot or large bowl.If you're using a pot, melt the butter on the stove.You can melt a big plastic bowl in the microwave.
Step 16: Add the food coloring.
You only want to use a few drops of food coloring since the popcorn will stain your fingers and lips.If you want to give your popcorn a burst of colour, pour in five to ten drops.If you're using red food coloring, make sure it says "unflavoured" on the label.Red food coloring has a bitter flavour, but if it's labeled as unflavoured, it won't.
Step 17: Pop the popcorn.
Stir the 1/3 cup of kernels into the butter mixture and they will be completely coated.Popcorn can be cooked in the microwave or on the stove.If you're using a pot, cover it with a tight-fitting lid and place it on the stove.As the popcorn begins to pop, shake the pot every few moments.Remove the pot from the heat when the popping slows.Place a bowl in the microwave if you are using it.The kernels can be microwaved for two to three minutes.Remove the bowl from the microwave when the popping stops.
Step 18: Salt the popcorn to make it taste good.
The popcorn will taste the same as regular popcorn.You should wash your hands after eating popcorn to remove food coloring from your fingers.