Flower Power Popcorn Snack

Wrap your arms around Spring's neck and give it a big squeeeeze with this fun popcorn snack that'll make you glad Spring's back!

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16 Servings



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    Ingredients

    • POPCORN SNACK MIXTURE:
    • 5 cups popped pocorn
    • 3 cups Frosted Toast Crunch cereal
    • 1 cup salted peanuts
    • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
    • 6 Tbsp butter
    • 3 Tbsp light corn syrup
    • 1/4 tsp baking soda
    • 1/4 cup EACH green, pink and yellow candy melts
    • miniature flower sprinkles and jimmies in Spring colors
    • 1/2 tsp course salt (optional)
    • FLOWER GARNISH (OPTIONAL):
    • Fruit Roll-Ups snacks
    • Fruit by the Foot snacks
    • black gel decorator frosting (in a tube)
    • pretzel sticks, cake-pop sticks or other sticks for stems

    Directions

    1. 1Into a large microwavable bowl, measure popcorn, cereal and peanuts. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper or foil.
    2. 2In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over popcorn mixture, stirring gently until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on lined cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes.
    3. 3In a small microwavable bowl, microwave green candy melts uncovered at HALF POWER power for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over popcorn mixture on cookie sheet. Repeat for pink and yellow candy melts. Immediately after drizzling the last color, sprinkle with colorful jimmies and sprinkles. Sprinkle with salt if desired. Refrigerated until candy is hardened and set. Break into bite-sized pieces and serve in bowl or glasses.
    4. 4TO MAKE FLOWERS (OPTIONAL): Use a tiny flower-shaped cookie cutter or knife to cut flower shapes from Fruit Roll-Ups. Use a clean scissors to cut leave shapes from Fruit by the Foot. Place flower pieces and leaves back-to-back with a pretzel stick (or cake-pop stick) between them; press to seal. Add faces with black gel frosting if desired. Use flowers as garnish in cups of popcorn snack as pictured.
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