Peppermint Popcorn
Peppermint-flavored popcorn.
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- Serves: 16 persons
Ingredients
- 12cups popped popcorn
- ½cup unsalted butter
- 1cup white sugar
- ¼cup light corn syrup
- ½teaspoon salt
- ¼teaspoon green food coloring
- ½teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place popped popcorn into a large roasting pan.Step 2
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil, without stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.Step 3
Stir in food coloring and peppermint extract. Pour over popcorn and stir until well mixed.Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, stirring 2 to 4 times during baking. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before serving, 15 to 20 minutes.