Pink Popcorn Puppy Chow - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons water
pink food coloring
1 cup unpopped popcorn
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup strawberry cake mix
5 cups Rice Chex
5 ounces white chocolate
5 ounces pink candy melts

Preparation

Pop popcorn in an air popper.
Boil the sugar, butter, water and food coloring for 3 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Slowly pour the sugar mixture over the popcorn and toss to coat evenly.
Let dry on a cookie sheet. To speed this process dry in a 200 degree oven for 10 minutes, watching carefully. Set aside.
Put 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 cup cake mix 1 gallon size zip-lock bag, do to another bag.
Put 2 1/2 cups rice chex cereal into a medium sized bowl.
Melt white chocolate and stir into cereal (be careful not to break cereal).
Pour white chocolate cereal into 1 of the powder sugar bags, and shake until all are coated.
Do the same process to the pink melts and rest of cereal.
Mix both cereals, and popcorn in a bowl before serving.