Pina colada popcorn
Pina colada popcorn recipe in the popcorn category
Recipe ingredients:
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup instant coconut cream pudding mix
- 3/4 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/2 cup diced dried or candied pineapple
- 1/2 cup coconut, toasted
Recipe method:
- Remove all unpopped kernels from popcorn.
- Place popped popcorn in a buttered 17 x 12 x 2 inch baking pan.
- Keep the popcorn warm in a 300 degrees F oven while making the coating.
- In a small saucepan melt the butter or margarine. Remove saucepan from heat.
- Stir in the corn syrup, pudding mix and rum extract. Remove popcorn from oven.
- Pour the syrup mixture over the popcorn.
- With a large spoon, gently toss the popcorn with the syrup to coat.
- Bake popcorn, uncovered, in a 300 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove popcorn from oven and stir in the dried pineapple and the coconut.
- Bake the popcorn mixture, uncovered, 5 minutes more.
- Turn the mixture onto a large piece of foil.
- Cool the mixture completely.
- Serve popcorn immediately or store, tightly covered, in a cool, dry place.
- To toast coconut, spread coconut in a thin layer on a shallow baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes or till light brown, stirring often.
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