Jello popcorn

This recipe will be loved by my zombie loving family.  I am 100% sure that there will be comments about zombie popcorn.  For normal families this will just be jello popcorn.  You can use any flavor jello.  I just happened to have red Cherry jello left over from our Canada Day recipes last week.  From all the internet research I did, some flavors have much better colors of popcorn than others.  The lime green was not particularly pretty.  This one turned out very colorful.  I think it would be a good Halloween recipe too.  

jello popcorn

-8 cups popcorn  - *1 bag of microwave popcorn*

-3 Tbsp light corn syrup

-1/4 cup butter

-1/2 cup white sugar

-1 (4 serving size) pkg of jell-o

preheat oven to 300.

1. pop microwave popcorn.

2. pick out all the kernels * do not skip this step*

3. in a medium saucepan add corn syrup & butter. cook over low heat until butter is melted.

4. add sugar & jell-o, stirring until jell-o is dissolved.

5. bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. turn down & simmer for 5 minutes *stir constantly*

6. place popcorn in a large bowl. once mixture is finished cooking, add to bowl of popcorn, stirring to coat.

7. line cookie sheet with wax paper or aluminium foil and spread popcorn mixture out.

8. bake at 300 for 10 minutes.

9. cool. 

10. break into pieces.

This smells so yummy when it is cooking on the stove.  An hour later my house still smells like cherries.  

When my kids wake up this is going to be a nice surprise for them!

Canada Day yogurt parfaits and layered jello.

Red and White Jello

4 pkg. 3 oz  red Jello 
4 pkg. Knox unflavored gelatin
1 can sweetened condensed milk

1. Mix 1 pkg flavored jello with 1/2 pkg of unflavored gelatin. Add 1 cup boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Cool to room temp and pour into individual wine glasses. I used 6 x 6 oz glasses.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes to set layer.

2. Mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup boiling water. In a different small bowl, sprinkle 2 pkg unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 1/2 c boiling water to dissolve gelatin. Add this to milk mixture and stir to combine. Cool to room temp and pour 1 cup of milk mixture over first layer of jello. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.  You will have milk mixture left over for the next layer.  I just put bowl of milk mixture inside another bowl with warm water so it would not set before the next layer of jello was ready.  

Repeat step one.

Repeat step two.

Repeat step one.

Top with whipped cream.

Yummy!!

Red and White Yogurt Parfaits

For the yogurt parfaits you will need 2 kinds of yogurt - vanilla, and strawberry.  I added a bit of red food coloring to the strawberry yogurt as it was just pink.  Layer the yogurt in individual wine glasses. 

Do as many layers as you want but remember to end with the red layer at the top of the glass.  Add whipped cream.  

More yummy!!