Popcorn with Almond BarkMERMAID CANDIED POPCORN (NO KARO SYRUP)
Salty and sweet is a popular combination. My son loves this as a party snack. This is an easy way to make candied popcorn that does not require boiling anything. If you're having a party, it is easy to piggyback this recipe with my other party desserts to save some money, have a variety of desserts and coordinate a theme. This popcorn will not be hard like some other candied popcorns. You can purchase candy melts from Amazon, Walmart, or any craft store like Michaels. They have various colors and flavors. Almond bark is also on Amazon, FIY: White chocolate, candy melts and almond bark are not the same. If you want to have a variety of colors, but don't want to spend a lot of money, buy almond bark. Instead of paying for 3-4 bags of candy melt colors, you can get one package of almond bark. Divide almond bark cubes into different bowls and use food coloring to dye melted bark. Candied popcorn is also a great way to use leftover melted cany melts from other treats. It is also a great way to get rid of leftover sprinkles from Christmas cookies :) Ingredients:
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There are plenty of balloon garland kits on Amazon. These kits come with varying size balloons, garland strip, glue dots and string at the least. Sometimes a tying tool or other items. If you are unable to find a balloon kit with the colors you need, purchase balloons from 5 inch to 18 inch. You can get larger balloons if you like. It is also important to get mostly 5 inch balloons. They are what make your garland look "fancy". In case you are wondering, you can not just blow up larger balloons less to create small balloons. There will be a dark circle on the balloon if you don't inflate it properly.
Colors should stay within a basic theme. They do not have to have all of the colors you are using at your event. I stick to one dark, one light, one metallic or glitter and a neutral. Example: Minnie Mouse- dark pink, light pink, glitter and white. Safari- dark blue, light blue, dark green, light green and gold. Use an electric balloon pump like this, Amazon pump. It comes with the tying tool and the garland tape. or a smaller one like this. Use a tying tool to help tie balloons. You may be tying over 100 balloons; your fingers are going to hurt if you attempt to do this without one. Watch my balloon tying tool video to learn how to tie balloons with the tool. After all balloons are inflated, put them in the holes in the garland strip. If you are daring, you can tie two balloons to each other, then add them to the garland strip. Some people knot the balloons together with fishing line or string, however, the balloons are not able to have movement. If you are hanging them on a staircase, or over windows, use the strip. You can use more than one strip to make it look fuller. |
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