Critters in the Hay

20 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 5 minutes

585 calories per serving view nutrition facts

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1 1/2	cups	sugar
1	cup	corn syrup, light
2	tablespoons	butter
1 1/2	teaspoons	pumpkin pie spice
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	food coloring	green, optional
3 1/2	quarts	popcorn, popped	remove any unpopped kernals
1	cup	candy corn
1	x	black licorice
1	x	toothpicks
1	x	gum drops	black, or other small black candies
1	x	colored icings, prepared	red
1	x	hard candies	tiny red
1	x	gummy worms

In Dutch oven, bring sugar,corn syrup and butter to a boil; boil 2 1/2 minutes.

Stir in pumpkin pie spice,vanilla,salt and food coloring (if desired) mix until evenly colored.

Add popcorn and toss until evenly coated.

Spread popcorn mixture in a single layer on greased sheets of foil and allow to cool and harden.

Break into bite-size pieces and mix with candy corn in a wide shallow bowl; set aside.

To make spiders, cut licorice into 2 inch lengths.

To make legs, starting at one end, make three 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch cuts to make four legs.

Repeat cuts at opposite end.

Leave about 1/2 inch in center uncut.

Gently pull legs apart and curl down.

Push wooden pick through center of body, leaving about 1/4 inch exposed on top.

Push one gumdrop onto exposed pick to make a body.

Using writing tip of decorating icing, squeeze two small dots of icing into gumbrops.

Press jaw-breakers into icing to make eyes.

Place spiders and worm-shaped candies in popcorn.

Remove wooden picks before eating.

Makes 4 quarts.

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Serving Size 169g

Amount per Serving

Calories 585 9% of calories from fat