Jell-O Candy Popcorn

My daughter just had a Pinkalicious party for her 6th birthday and we thought that pink popcorn would be a fun treat.   I think we found this recipe on ourbestbites.com.  You can use any flavor or color of Jell-O you would like.  We used strawberry.  If you prefer a milder flavor (like me) just use about half of the Jell-O.  If you like a strong fruity flavor use the whole thing.  Enjoy!


Jell-O Candy Popcorn


Ingredients:
About 10-12 cups of plain popped popcorn
1/4 cup butter
4 tbsp light corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1 (3oz) box Jell-O, any flavor (not sugar-free)

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.  Line 2 cookie sheets with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.  Set aside.
2.  Place popcorn in a very large mixing bowl and set aside.
3.  Put corn syrup and butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.  Stir until butter is melted.  Add sugar and Jell-O and mix well.  After the mixture boils turn down the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly so it doesn't burn to the bottom of your pot. 
4.  Immediately pour over the bowl of popcorn.  BE CAREFUL!  It's VERY HOT!  Mix right away and stir until all of the popcorn is evenly coated.  Spread evenly onto the 2 cookie sheets.
5.  Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.  After it cools to room temperature break it into pieces and enjoy! 

**If you want to make popcorn balls, skip the baking and just form it into balls immediately after mixing it but don't get burned!**