Licorice Popcorn
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Popcorn
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 16
 

Ingredients:

16 cups popcorn
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon anise extract
1 tablespoons black food coloring
 

Preparation:

* 2 tbls of unpopped popcorn will produce 4 cups (or 1 ounce) of popped popcorn. Place popcorn in large buttered baking pan. Put the sugars, water, and corn syrup into a heavy pan over medium heat and stir. After the mix has boiled, scrape sides of pan. Place a candy thermometer in the pan and cook, without further stirring, to 250~. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter, baking soda, anise extract and food coloring. Pour over popcorn, mixing well. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. When cooled, store in air-tight containers.

 

Nutritional Information:

111 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (22% calories from fat); trace Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 82mg Sodium