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Berry Blue, Pineapple and Strawberry Popcorn

This is a microwave popcorn recipe.

*12 cups of Air Popped Popcorn and put in large bowl

In a medium glass bowl add the following to make the Jell-O Coating:

*1 3 ounce box Jell-O or 1/2 of large box
*1/4 cup Light Corn Syrup
*1 cube of butter (1/2 cup), melted

Place the glass bowl of Jell-O Coating ingredients in the microwave. Microwave for one minute take out and stir. Repeat this in 30 second increments until it is very bubbly. If you want a dryer popcorn coating microwave in one or two more increments of 20 seconds, just be careful not to burn the Jell-O Coating.

*Add 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda to the hot bubbling Jell-O Coating this will make it light and foamy, now add to the warm popcorn.

Place Air Popped Pop Corn in greased large glass bowl.

Note: If you have trouble mixing coating over the popcorn, microwave popcorn with Jell-O coating for about 30 seconds this will help in stirring in the Jell-O Coating. (I didn’t need to do this step.)

Tip: Now take the Jell-O Coating stirring it in 1/3 of it at a time onto the popcorn, trying not to have big globs in one spot, mixing with a wood spoon until all popcorn is coated.

Put Jell-O popcorn on cookie sheets with Parchment Paper or Silpat baking sheet liner to dry. (If you still want it to be even crunchier, bake in the oven for on 225*F. For 10-20 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, being careful not to burn Jell-O coating.)

Recipe adapted from beeinourbonnet

Enjoy!

Lindy

These are decorations that I’ve made or bought over the years.

I made a Banana Cake with Cream Cheeses Frosting and the Bunting/Banner is made from different colored Papers.

Firework Dessert Kabobs

I made these from seeing them at melskitchencafe

I just used a Brownie Mix to make the Brownies and I tried out my new Brownie Maker and it takes about the same time to bake as it does in the oven but you don’t have to heat up the kitchen.

This is 2 packages of Berry Blue Kool-Aid, 2 cups Sugar and 1/2 liter of Lemon Lime Soda. Mix and put in container.

*You can find the “Printables” for the licorice at skiptomylou

*The cans are recycled food cans wrapped with fabrics, headbands, paper and ribbon.

*The recipe to the Jars of Colorful Jello Popcorn will be posted later.

Greek Yogurt Cheese Cake Flags

This Cheesecake Crust is adapted from allrecipes and the cheesecake is too.

Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

*1 1/2 packages of Graham Cracker crushed
*8 tablespoons of Butter melted
*1/4 cup of sugar

Mix together and press into a 9 x 13 pan lined with Foil, to help lift out cheesecake to cool after baking, and spray the foil with Pam. Bake at 375*F. for 7-8 minutes. Remove from oven and top with Cheesecake Filling and Bake, see below.

Cheesecake Filling

*2 packages of Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese or low fat Cream Cheese, I used one of each at room temperature
*3/4 cup Sugar
*3 large Eggs, at room temperature
*2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
*2 teaspoons Vanilla
*1/4 teaspoon Salt

Pour filling into pre-made crust. Using a roasting pan place cheesecake in roasting pan, fill roasting pan with 1/2 inch water and bake for 25 minutes at 325*F. Remove Cheesecake from oven and lift out the cheesecake with the foil to put on a cooling rack to cool. Cut into rectangular shapes. I cut into eight flag shapes.

Decorate just before serving.

For Decorating:

* I used 32 Blueberries, if yours are small you might need more.
*Seedless Raspberry Jelly, or we used homemade Strawberry Coulis.

Visit greekyogurtcheesecake for more pictures on how to make this cheesecake.