Pink Popcorn Puppy Chow

Submitted by Food.com

"The ultimate in millennial pink snacking."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 7-8 cups

ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• pink food coloring
• 1 cup unpopped popcorn
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup strawberry cake mix
• 5 cups Rice Chex
• 5 ounces white chocolate
• 5 ounces pink candy melts

directions

1. Pop popcorn in an air popper.
2. Boil the sugar, butter, water and food coloring for 3 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
3. Slowly pour the sugar mixture over the popcorn and toss to coat evenly.
4. Let dry on a cookie sheet. To speed this process dry in a 200 degree oven for 10 minutes, watching carefully. Set aside.
5. Put 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 cup cake mix 1 gallon size zip-lock bag, do to another bag.
6. Put 2 1/2 cups rice chex cereal into a medium sized bowl.
7. Melt white chocolate and stir into cereal (be careful not to break cereal).
8. Pour white chocolate cereal into 1 of the powder sugar bags, and shake until all are coated.
9. Do the same process to the pink melts and rest of cereal.
10. Mix both cereals, and popcorn in a bowl before serving.