{"id":426541,"date":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=426541"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Perfect-Homemade-Holiday-Decor-with-a-Pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Perfect-Homemade-Holiday-Decor-with-a-Pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Homemade Holiday Decor with a Pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h2>Perfect Homemade Holiday Decor with a Pop<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Family Features) \u2019Tis the season to bring family and friends together for some festive fun. When it comes to decorating and hosting parties, popcorn can make it easy to create edible decor for the dessert table, parting gifts for loved ones and munchable snacks to enjoy all the while.<\/p>\n<p>For example, these Holiday Wreath Popcorn Treats and Cranberry Popcorn Balls join forces for a dashingly decorative and delicious dessert that show off your festive side. Whether you use the popcorn balls as centerpieces at the dinner table or to send with guests as individually wrapped party favors, they\u2019re a cinch to make and perfect for sharing. The miniature wreaths offer a tasty partner, doing double duty as decor and treats for you (and your guests) to enjoy \u2013 both with your eyes and your taste buds.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popcorn.org\/?utm_source=familyfeatures&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=#17231-PopcornBoard\">popcorn.org<\/a> to find more holiday recipe inspiration from decor to desserts.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Watch video to see how to make this recipe!<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jrkfhx_Azos?si=21fr-cPASWTvYeGk&amp;controls=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2z0g7klazfonw.cloudfront.net\/production\/additional_images\/23863\/17231_VID_Holiday_Wreath_Popcorn_Treats_and_Cranberry_Popcorn_Balls_detail_Image_embed.jpg?1732212510\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popcorn.org\/Recipes\/Details\/holiday-wreath-popcorn-treats\/?utm_source=familyfeatures&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=#17231-PopcornBoard\">Holiday Wreath Popcorn Treats<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popcorn.org\/Recipes\/Details\/cranberry-popcorn-balls\/?utm_source=familyfeatures&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=#17231-PopcornBoard\">Cranberry Popcorn Balls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yield: 8 wreaths and 18 balls<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cranberry Popcorn Balls:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cups sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup whole berry cranberry sauce, slightly mashed<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tablespoon grated orange peel<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cup light corn syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 quarts unsalted popped popcorn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Holiday Wreath Popcorn Treats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonstick cooking spray<\/li>\n<li>3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 quarts popped popcorn<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tablespoons (1\/2 stick) butter or margarine<\/li>\n<li>3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cups miniature marshmallows<\/li>\n<li>3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tablespoons (1\/2 of 3-ounce box) lime gelatin dessert mix<\/li>\n<li>small red candies<\/li>\n<li>jelly beans<\/li>\n<li>red fruit leather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>To make cranberry popcorn balls: In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cranberry sauce, orange peel, cranberry juice, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Bring to boil; lower heat and cook to 250 F on candy thermometer. Mixture will bubble in pan so watch to keep from boiling over.<\/li>\n<li>Pour mixture slowly onto hot popcorn and mix until well-coated. Let stand 5 minutes, or until mixture can easily be formed into balls. Butter hands and form into 3-inch balls.<\/li>\n<li>To make holiday wreath popcorn treats: Spray large mixing bowl lightly with nonstick cooking spray and place popcorn inside.<\/li>\n<li>In medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in marshmallows and gelatin dessert powder until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over popcorn and mix well until coated.<\/li>\n<li>Spray hands with nonstick cooking spray and press firmly to form popcorn mixture into 9-inch logs then bend to form \u201cwreaths.\u201d Place \u201cwreaths\u201d on wax paper. Press candy pieces and jelly beans onto wreath to decorate; add \u201cribbon\u201d cut from fruit leather.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.google-analytics.com\/collect?v=1&amp;tid=UA-482330-7&amp;cid=1955551e-1975-5e52-0cdb-8516071094cd&amp;sc=start&amp;t=pageview&amp;dl=http%3A%2F%2Ftrack.familyfeatures.com%2F17231%2F9586&amp;dt=PERFECT-HOMEMADE-HOLIDAY-DECOR-WITH-A-POP\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/8d9649f19e80dcda438fa724ae2b5f71.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>Perfect Homemade Holiday Decor with a Pop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect Homemade Holiday Decor with a Pop (Family Features) \u2019Tis the season to bring family&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-426541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}