Spooky Popcorn Clusters: Halloween Treats

Spooky Popcorn Clusters: Halloween Treats. Hello friends, so how are you today?

How fun are these Spooky Popcorn Clusters?

With Halloween just around the corner, why not try out these spooky popcorn clusters out with the children? Delicious and with a pleasing treacly bitterness.

Table Of Contents:

• Firstly, Spooky Popcorn Clusters Ingredients.
• Secondly, Spooky Popcorn Clusters Method.
• Thirdly, Other Recipe Ideas.

Spooky Popcorn Clusters: Halloween Treats:

Makes: about 24

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

How To Make Spooky Popcorn Clusters:

You Will Need:

• 1 x 100g (4oz) bag microwave sweet popcorn
• 185g (6½oz) unsalted butter
• 110g (4oz) Lyle’s Black Treacle
• 275g (10oz) Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar
• 2 heaped tbsp Halloween sprinkles
• You will also need a sugar thermometer and 2 baking trays lined with parchment paper.

Spooky Popcorn Clusters:

What To Do:

1. Microwave the popcorn according to the pack instructions, discard any un-popped kernals, then have it ready in a heatproof bowl.
2. Combine the butter, Lyle’s Black Treacle and Tate & Lyle Light Soft Brown Sugar in a large heavy-based pan and stir constantly over a low heat with a wooden spoon for about 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Bring to the boil without stirring, otherwise the sugar may crystallise, until the mixture reaches 149°-154°C, (300°-310°F) or the hard-crack stage. It will take about 10-12 minutes. If you don’t have a thermometer you can check it is ready by dropping a teaspoon of the mixture into a bowl of cold water. It should harden instantly and, when removed, be brittle and easy to break. If not, carry on boiling it.
4. Carefully pour the treacle caramel over the popcorn, scatter over the Halloween sprinkles and, using two large spoons, very quickly stir everything together before the caramel cools and sets. Spoon into clusters onto the baking trays and leave to cool and harden.

Do Ahead:

• Make the popcorn clusters up to 1 week ahead and store in an airtight lidded container.

Note:

• Do keep children well away when you’re making the caramel as it can cause nasty burns.

Spooky Popcorn Clusters: Halloween Treats:

Guest post: Spooky Popcorn Clusters: Halloween Treats. This recipe is made using Lyle’s Golden Syrup, for more delicious recipes visit Lyles Golden Syrup. So what do you think? Do you also fancy trying this recipe?

You Might Also Like:

Firstly, 25 Halloween Recipe Ideas To Try Out This Halloween. On the scariest night of the year, why not also whip up a fun Halloween menu? So many ideas. 25 Halloween Recipe Ideas To Try Out This Halloween.

Secondly, Happy Halloween: #WordlessWednesday. A Batman Inspire Cut Out Pumpkin, how cool? Happy Halloween: #WordlessWednesday.

Thirdly, Berry Scary Halloween Eyeballs: Kids Treats. Easy to make and perfect for kids these spooky eyes are a great Halloween treat. Berry Scary Halloween Eyeballs: Kids Treats.

Fourthly, How To Make Strawberry Monster Mouths: Halloween. So much fun to make. These ghoulish scare-berries are perfect to make for Halloween parties. How To Make Strawberry Monster Mouths.

How To Make Halloween Spook-gria:

Fifth, How To Make Halloween Spook-gria: How Spooky? So spooky.  So take a look at this cool Halloween-themed cocktail and see if you fancy giving this recipe a go! How To Make Halloween Spook-gria.

Sixth, How To Make Spiderman Strawberries. So fun. Or simply fun to surprise any Spiderman fans at any time of the year. But also a healthy treat too. What is not to love? How To Make Spiderman Strawberries. 

Seventh, Berry Spooky Halloween Cupcakes: Scary Party Food. Simple to make cupcakes that make a huge impact, a trick and a treat all rolled into one! Berry Spooky Halloween Cupcakes.

Eighth, Halloween Berry Heavenly Graveyard Puddings. Berry Heavenly Graveyard Pudding anyone? Halloween Berry Heavenly Graveyard Puddings. So cool.

Bloodshot Eye Balls: All The Better To See You:

Ninth, Bloodshot Eye Balls: All The Better To See You. Watch out for these delicious cakes – they’re keeping an eyeball on you! How scary? But, so, so fun! Bloodshot Eye Balls. Join the conversation and share your thoughts below. So scary.

Tenth, Lyle’s Sausage Rockets: Bonfire Night Special. Fancy making some of these Lyle’s Sausage Rockets? So much fun. Sausage rockets on a stick Lyle’s Sausage Rockets: Bonfire Night Special. So much fun.

Last but not least, Top Tips for Taking Advantage of Pumpkin Season. If you’ve had enough of carving Halloween faces into the winter squash, why not take advantage of the gloriously low pumpkin prices and make use of that fibre-rich flesh? Steve Smith’s Top Tips for Taking Advantage of Pumpkin Season.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit here today. As always, we’d love to hear what you have to say. If you also liked this post, why not subscribe to make sure you don’t miss any future ones? Why not also follow my Pins on Pinterest for more Halloween inspiration: Halloween Pins. 

Claire Justine

Hi, I am Claire and I created Claire Justine in 2011. I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I love writing them. Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts with us.

Find me on: Web | Instagram | Facebook