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Easter Bunny Bait Popcorn

The Starving Chef
This Easter bunny bait popcorn combines sweet caramel, colorful candy melts, and mini peanut butter eggs for a festive snack.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Easter
Cuisine Candy, Finger Food

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup popcorn kernels or 4 bags salt-free microwave popcorn
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 bag mini peanut butter eggs
  • ¼ cup Easter sprinkles
  • ¼ cup candy melts pink, yellow, purple, assorted etc.
  • 1 cup coconut oil for greasing fingers/spoons

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200°F. In a large popcorn kettle pot over medium-high heat, add a layer of oil and a single layer of popcorn kernels. Heat, undisturbed, until popping begins. Use the crank to stir the popcorn for 3-5 minutes, until all of the kernels have popped. Alternatively, if using microwave popcorn, follow the instructions on the bag. Spread the popcorn onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone mats and keep warm in the oven.
  • Prepare the sugar by combining sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium saucepan. Stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Use a candy thermometer to bring the mixture to 250°F (should read between a "soft" and "hard" ball stage). Stir only occasionally, especially if the sugar starts to caramelize and brown.
  • Remove the popcorn from the oven. You can either keep the popcorn on the baking sheets or transfer it to another large, parchment paper-lined, heat-resistant surface. Spread the mini peanut butter eggs and Easter sprinkles across the popcorn. Melt the candy melts according to package instructions and drizzle your desired colors over the popcorn.
  • Quickly and carefully pour the melted sugar over the popcorn in an even stream, drizzling back and forth so that most of the exposed popcorn is touched with the melted sugar. Let cool for several minutes—long enough that the sugar is cool enough to handle but still hot enough to stick to other pieces.
  • Cover your hands with coconut oil or use a large wooden spoon or spatula covered in coconut oil. Working from the bottom, fold the popcorn over so the unexposed layer is on top. Be careful—the melted sugar is very hot. Do not directly touch the sugar with your hands. Repeat as necessary. Gently split and divide any clumps of popcorn as you work to distribute the candy melts and melted sugar evenly.
  • Allow the popcorn to cool in a single layer for about an hour. Hide additional mini peanut butter eggs and other Easter candies throughout the cooled popcorn. Split the popcorn into individual servings for sharing. Happy Easter!
Keyword candy, caramel, Easter, popcorn
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