Rainbow Popcorn

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Ingredients

  • 10 cups popped popcorn
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (3 ounce) package flavored gelatin powder, your choice
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Instructions

  1. Remove all unpopped kernels from popped corn. Place popcorn in a disposable greased 17x12x2-inch pan. Keep popcorn warm in 300 oven while making syrup mixture. Butter bottom and sides of heavy 2-qt. saucepan. In the pan combine margarine, sugar, gelatin, water, and corn syrup. Cook mixture over medium heat till boiling, stirring constantly. Clip a candy thermometer to side of pan. Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, till the thermometer registers 255 (hard-ball stage). Pour syrup mixture evenly over popcorn and shake gently to coat. Bake at 300 for 5 minutes. Shake once more and bake for 5 more minutes. Turn popcorn mixture onto large piece of foil. Cool. Store in airtight container in cool, dry place.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

380 kcal 19% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 3.7g 7% DV
Total Fat 22.6g 29% DV
Carbs 43.4g 16% DV
Fiber 4.7g 17% DV
Sugar 19.1g 38% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 289.3mg 13% DV
Potassium 126.5mg 3% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 1.8mcg
Vitamin C 9.1mg 10% DV
Calcium 12mg 1% DV
Iron 0.8mg 4% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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