Pink Wedding Popcorn Recipe

Nostaligia is a key player in the recent resurgence of sweet coloured popcorn. It is even making an appearance at Weddings. It can be used as a favour, decoration or late-night snack at the reception. Pink is the traditional colour but there is no reason not to colour it with orange, blue, yellow or green. To up the whimsy-factor even more, do batches in a rainbow of colours and invite guests to fill their own snack bowls or favour bags.

Rainbow Canady Popcorn

Our Popcorn Boxes were recently featured in The Wedding Ring Magazine’s Favourite Things article. (See the top left picture on the second page)

The internet is full of recipes for Pink Popcorn. Here is one that I have tried. I suggest practising in the months prior to the wedding so that you have perfected the technique, experimented with quantities and also tested its shelf life. You may find that it must be made the day before or maybe it is just as fresh a week later. These are all things that you want to sort out without the pressure of the event looming.

Pink Popcorn Recipe
~2 cups white sugar
~1 tbsp butter
~1/2 cup water
~red food coloring
~2 cups unpopped popcorn

Directions:
~Preheat oven to 200°. Boil the rest of the ingredients for 3 minutes then pour slowly over the popcorn. Mix well then place in the ovwn on a cookie sheet for about 10 minutes to dry it. Keep an eye on it so that it does not burn.

About to Pop Baby Shower Popcorn Boxes

Topped with Love Popcorn Stickers

Novelty Popcorn Boxes

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe ~ Best EVER!

Whether you are baking for the holidays or preparing your own homemade weddingfavours- this simple recipe for Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies is sure to be a hit. I tried it myself last night just to be sure. Great results!

Ingredients:
1 cup softened butter
1 8oz package of cream cheese
1.5 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
3.5 cups white flour
1 tsp baking powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 370.
Mix (by hand or stand mixer) butter and cream cheese until well combined.
Add sugar- mix until smooth
Add egg, vanilla and almond extract
Beat well
In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
Add to cheese mixture and beat until well mixed.
Divide batter and cover.
Chill in refrigerator.
Roll dough and cut using cookie cutters.
Bake 12 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

At this point the dough is sort of goopy. If you form it into a ball and put it into the fridge it will firm up and become nice and elastic. It is very easy to roll out and cut into shapes.

The dough is nice and elasticy when when you roll it out. Dip cookie cutters in flour so that the cookies will come out and hold their shapes.

I didn’t actually use a recipe for my frosting but this is one that works well. I added a little Almond Extract to my frosting to match the flavouring of the cookie.

Icing Recipe:
3 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Dash of salt

Combine ingredients and mix well. Add food colouring if desired. Decorate with a pastry bag and embellish with silver balls candies or sprinkles. Let them dry and then store them in a sealed container with parchment paper between the layers.

Here is the finished product! I brought them into the office today and I have been very popular. They make a great wedding favour. Consider baking 3-4 per person and packaging them up as a special treat for all your guests.

Here are some packaging products to help you pull it all together.

Asian Take-out Boxes

Homemade Seals

Personalized Favour Boxes

Old Fashioned Candy Sticks with a Modern Twist

Old Fashioned Candy Sticks

Introducing: An Old Fashioned Candy with a brand new twist! This traditional confection is rebounding in popularity as modern brides are discovering their great potential as a wedding day treat.

Idea #1
Candy Sticks as a Wedding Favour- bundle them up in an organza bag or tie them up with a ribbon to create an inexpensive wedding favour. If you are interested in a bonbonniere that is “Cheap and Cheerful” this is it! With 21 flavour options in 21 different colours, you will be able to find something for every taste and colour scheme. Consider giving 3-5 candy sticks per person, you can choose a single matching colour/flavor or mix them up and give each person a rainbow of sticks.

These can also be added to another more substantial favour. Slip a candy stick into the ribbon on a boxed favour or pop several of them into a personalized shooter glass.
Combine them with personalized ribbon and a custom tag for a simple and crowd-pleasing favour.

Old Fashioned Candy Sticks- 21 Flavours

Idea #2
Candy Sticks in a Candy Buffet- A candy buffet is a fabulous idea for a wedding favour and activity in one. Each guest is given a bag or box and invited to fill it up with their choice of sweet treats. It is a good idea to offer a mix of candies that will appeal to varied taste and also to include some larger volume treats- these candies help you keep your costs down. Certain candies (chocolate for example) is a very expensive way to fill up the favour bags. Old Fashioned Candy Sticks are affordable, brightly coloured and individually wrapped – all these facts make them an ideal addition to a wedding day candy buffet.

Idea #3
Candy Sticks in a Hot Chocolate Buffet- A Hot Chocolate Buffets is a fabulous idea for a frosty winter wedding or Holiday Party. These Old Fashioned Candy Sticks will make a great addition. Invite guests to choose their favourite flavour and use them as stir sticks. They look great arranged in a bowl or mug and can add a bit more interest to the buffet table and a shot of flavour to the hot beverages. Flavours such as Cinnamon, Strawberry and Peppermint are most appropriate for this purpose.

marthastewart.com photo

Idea #4
Candy Sticks in edible Centrepieces- This is a fabulous way to stretch your reception dollar with multitasking. A candy centerpiece will add charm and colour to your wedding reception tables and also double as a favour for your guests. Choose inexpensive vases and attach wooden skewers to a variety of candies. Soft gummy candies can be stuck right onto the stake like shish-ka-bobs. Chocolate bars can be glue gunned into the stakes and candy sticks can be affixed with floral tape.

Position the candies into a visually appealing arrangement. It should look filled and even from all sides. Choose candies that match your colour scheme. You can fill the vase base with hard wrapped candies or coloured cellophane to disguise the bottoms of the wooden stakes.

Even if this is not the mood you want to create for your entire wedding- it would be a great addition to the dessert offerings, treats at the bar, centerpiece for the kids’ table or a decoration at the guestbook table. Create a whimsical note card inviting guests help themselves to their favourite treats!

Idea #5
Candy Sticks as a ?? Do you have an idea? Send it to us! Use your imagination and send us pictures of how YOU used these great candy sticks.

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Hot Chocolate Buffet at a Winter Wedding Reception

Picture this:

Cold Winter Wedding- it is dark outside. Inside your guests are dancing and visiting. Beautiful dark linens on a long table. A natural centerpiece using white painted branches and silver snowflakes. Several carafes of different hot cocoas (white hot chocolate, milk chocolate cocoa, dark chocolate and mocha blend).

This is where it gets fun!

~You can offer a variety of flavoured syrups and liqueurs. Hazelnut, Irish Cream, Almond, raspberry, mint.

~Whipped cream, sprinkles, cinnamon, chocolate shavings, marshmallows, flavoured drizzles, powdered sugar (chocolate, butterscotch, vanilla, strawberry)

~Cinnamon sticks and candy canes make great stir sticks and decorative finishes.

~Place a personalized mug at each place setting. Your guests will assume it is just the favour to take home (make sure they have all been run through the dishwasher and are usage-ready). Partway through your reception you can unveil your surprise.

~Guests can create their own specialty hot chocolate beverage. This is such a great heartwarming addition for a cold winter evening. You can do a non-alcoholic buffet or include alcohol to fit your crowd, event and liquor licensing restrictions.

~Decorate the table with decanters of cocoa, sugar, sprinkles. Make sure you have a teaspoon for each guest and use dark linens to camouflage the inevitable spills.

~You can use this as a late night snack for guests, pair it will simple biscuits, biscotti and cake. Also a great option for an evening wedding or an afternoon reception without a formal meal. You can combine your wedding favour, dessert and a fun feature of the event into one sweet treat for your guests!

~Offer an assortment of teas for guests who want something lighter. Include fresh mint, lemon slices and cinnamon sticks so the tea is as attractive as the Chocolate options.