How To Make Green Popcorn Recipes

SUGARED POPCORN

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot over medium heat, combine the sugar, butter and water. Stirring constantly, cook until it is thick syrup, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the food coloring and popcorn and stir to coat evenly. Turn onto a sheet of parchment paper to cool. Serve in paper cones.
• In a large, heavy pot over medium heat, combine the sugar, butter and water. Stirring constantly, cook until it is thick syrup, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the food coloring and popcorn and stir to coat evenly. Turn onto a sheet of parchment paper to cool. Serve in paper cones.

GREEN POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 F.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the sugar and light corn syrup. Let it come to a boil. When the sugar dissolves, remove the caramel syrup from the heat.
• Stir in the salt and baking soda. The syrup will bubble up. Let it settle down a bit, stirring, then add the green food coloring.
• Start with 4 to 5 drops. Stir it in. Add more food coloring until it reaches the desired shade of green.
• Place the popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Pour the green caramel syrup over the popcorn. Toss to coat the popcorn well.
• Divide the popcorn between two jelly roll pans that have been lined with Silpat mats. Spread the green popcorn out into an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so.
• Serve and enjoy immediately, or store the popcorn in an airtight container.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in a 250° oven. Meanwhile, in a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugars, water, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 260° (hard-ball stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over warm popcorn and toss to coat. Cool. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

COLORED POPCORN

Steps:

• Put popcorn in a large bowl that you have lightly buttered.
• Put sugar and water in a small pan and boil to 238* on a candy thermometer (or until it forms a medium ball in cold water), adding the food coloring toward the last of the cooking.
• Pour over the popcorn & stir evenly, then sprinkle at once with the icing sugar. Make sure you continue stirring until the syrup turns sugary and the kernels separate. Enjoy!

MONSTER GREEN POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place popcorn in large bowl.
• Cook butter and corn syrup in small saucepan on low heat until butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Add sugar, cream and dry gelatin mix; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or gelatin is completely dissolved. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly; simmer on low heat 5 min., stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add food coloring; mix well. Pour immediately over popcorn; toss to evenly coat popcorn with glaze. Spread onto prepared baking sheet, using 2 forks to evenly spread popcorn onto bottom of prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min.; cool completely.
• Meanwhile, place sprinkles in small bowl. Melt chocolate as directed on package. Dip tops of ice cream cones, 1 at a time, into chocolate, then into sprinkles, gently tapping cone after dipping in chocolate to remove any excess chocolate. Place in single layer in parchment-lined pan. Refrigerate until chocolate coating is firm. Reserve remaining melted chocolate for later use.
• Pour reserved melted chocolate into small resealable plastic bag; cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag. Use to secure candy eyes to cones as shown in photo. Draw the mouths with remaining chocolate. Let stand 15 min. or until chocolate is firm.
• Break glazed popcorn into small pieces; place in prepared cones. Serve any remaining glazed popcorn on the side.