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Red Hot Popcorn

Red Hot Popcorn has a delicious candy coating for a cinnamon flavored treat. It is so yummy and very easy to make.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Red Hot Cinnamon Popcorn
Servings: 8
Calories: 347kcal

Ingredients

  • 10 cups Popped Popcorn
  • 1/3 cup Butter
  • 11 oz Red Hot Candies
  • 1/3 cup corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popped popcorn in a very large bowl.
  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Then stir in the red hot candies, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Then boil for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and then stir in the baking soda.
  • Then pour this mixture over the popcorn and stir it to coat all the popcorn with the red hot sauce.
  • Then place the popcorn in two large shallow baking dishes/ or pans and bake in a preheated oven, for approximately 45 minutes (stirring approximately every 15 minutes).
  • Remove from the oven.  Stir and let cool completely.
  • Break into pieces and then the popcorn is ready to serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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