Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Brownies Recipe
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8 cups air-popped popcorn
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups orange gumdrops
Place popped corn in mixing bowl;
set aside.
In small saucepan, over medium-high
heat, bring sugar, corn syrup, water,
margarine, and salt to boil. Cook,
stirring, until sugar dissolves. Cook,
without stirring, for ten minutes or
until reaches hard-ball stage of 254
degrees F on candy thermometer. Remove
from heat. Wearing oven mitts to shield
against splatters, carefully stir in
vanilla extract. Pour over popped corn;
using prepared spoon, toss until well
coated. Stir in gumdrops. Wearing rubber
gloves, form into 2-inch balls; let cool
on baking sheet.
286 Calories; 1g Fat (2% calories from fat);
1g Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol;
135mg Sodium