Critters in the Hay

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 20 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 5 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 585 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 4 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

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

Directions

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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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 169g
Amount per Serving
Calories 585 9% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.0g9%
 Saturated Fat 4.0g18%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 388mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 141.0g47%
 Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
 Sugars 98.0g
Protein 0.0g0%
Vitamin A 4%  Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%  Iron 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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