Caramel Corn Husk Popcorn Treats

In the past I made Candy Indian Corn "in the husk" but thought I'd change it up a bit . . . using my mom's recipe for microwave popcorn and instead of brown paper husks, I used sheets of legal sized green paper. Since I made small "ears of corn," regular sized paper would have also worked. Green or brown tissue paper would be another alternative.

Caramel Corn Husk Popcorn Treats 
1 recipe Caramel Popcorn -- make through step #3 but pour syrup over popcorn placed in a large bowl and omit the additional microwaving as you do not want to dry out the coated corn for this project

Green paper -- legal sized or regular or tissue paper

1. With buttered or sprayed hands, form prepared caramel popcorn into small-sized corn-on-the-cob shapes.
   
2. Wrap each in plastic wrap.
3. Wrap each in paper husk, twisting the bottom section to secure husk.
   
4. Arrange in a basket.
   

Paper Husks

This is just a guide that can be adjusted according to the size of your corn. I just played around until I liked the end results. Basically, this is what I did . . . hope it makes sense — maybe the photos will help . . .

1. Fold the paper, accordion style (I used about a 2 to 2 ½” wide fold), back and forth, starting with the short side of the paper.
   
2. Using scissors, begin cutting the folded strip two-thirds of the way from the top, angling to the center of the strip. Repeat on the other side. Open it up and it should resemble a picket fence.
   
3. Now, lay a caramel "corn-on-the-cob" at one end of the “fence,” pointed top of the corn almost even with the pointed top of the “fence,” and roll.
   
4. Twist the excess paper at the bottom to create a handle for your candy corn.
5. Carefully pull down the points to expose Caramel Corn in the husk.
   

Recipe/Directions without photos . . .

Caramel Corn Husk Popcorn Treats 
1 recipe Caramel Popcorn -- make through step #3 but pour syrup over popcorn placed in a large bowl and omit the additional microwaving as you do not want to dry out the coated corn for this project
Green paper -- legal sized or regular or tissue paper

1. With buttered or sprayed hands, form prepared caramel popcorn into small-sized corn-on-the-cob shapes.
2. Wrap each in plastic wrap.
3. Wrap each in paper husk, twisting the bottom section to secure husk.
4. Arrange in a basket.

Paper Husks

This is just a guide that can be adjusted according to the size of your corn. I just played around until I liked the end results. Basically, this is what I did . . . hope it makes sense — maybe the photos will help . . .

1. Fold the paper, accordion style (I used about a 2 to 2 ½” wide fold), back and forth, starting with the short side of the paper.
2. Using scissors, begin cutting the folded strip two-thirds of the way from the top, angling to the center of the strip. Repeat on the other side. Open it up and it should resemble a picket fence.
3. Now, lay a caramel "corn-on-the-cob" at one end of the “fence,” pointed top of the corn almost even with the pointed top of the “fence,” and roll.
4. Twist the excess paper at the bottom to create a handle for your candy corn.
5. Carefully pull down the points to expose Caramel Corn in the husk.