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How To Make Gourmet Flavored Popcorn

October 30, 2018 by Mickey

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Easy to Make Flavored Gourmet Popcorn

Ingredients:

  • 10 cups popped popcorn
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 (3 oz) package fruit flavored gelatin mix – I use regular Jello (not sugar-free)
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • additional flavoring and color if desired
 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Generously butter a large saucepan or roasting pan and spread popped popcorn throughout pan. In saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, sugar, gelatin, corn syrup and water.
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Bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Remove from heat.  Add 1/4 tsp of baking soda and any additional flavoring or colors.
 
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Mixture will become frothy at first. Stir quickly to prevent excess cooling.
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Pour mixture evenly over popcorn, then fold into popcorn until coated.
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Bake popcorn in the oven for 30 minutes at 250 degrees, stirring every 10 minutes. This will dry the coating and make the popcorn crispy.  For chewier popcorn, only bake for a few minutes to help dry the coating.
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Make gourmet popcorn in several different colors for a more festive look when serving.  Because the candy coating needs to be hot when poured over the popcorn, it doesn’t work well to make a huge batch and then divide it up into different flavors/colors because it will cool too much.  You should plan to make separate batches for each gelatin flavor.

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Serve in cute dishes or popcorn boxes.
 
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Mix several flavors together in small bags for party favors, fun snacks or Halloween treats.
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Store in an airtight container, in a cool, dry place.
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Comments

  1. Aly says

    March 3, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    This is SO cool!! Thanks for sharing how you make it! I’m going to try this out with my family sometime (:

  2. Kristen Jeffery says

    March 4, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    That is so cool!!!

  3. Kecia says

    March 5, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Looks yummy…and actually not too difficult to do. Pinned it so me and the kiddo can do this soon!

  4. Crystal @ Surviving a Teacher's Salary says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:30 am

    Wow I would have never thought of using gelatin!!

  5. Melissa says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Holy moly… This is awesome and yummy all wrapped in one! So awesome!

  6. Renee @ Made By Renee says

    March 5, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    these look yummy!

  7. JDaniel4's Mom says

    July 3, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Looks delicious!

  8. amruta says

    August 22, 2012 at 2:19 am

    Flavored Gourmet Popcorn is very simple & easy to make. This is something different to try out. Thanks for sharing.

  9. Ruff House Art says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    YUM! That looks amazing!

  10. teinika says

    September 1, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    GIRL!!! this recipe is the bee’s knees! I wanted to do some blue and red popcorn for my son’s mario kart party. i was not trying to pay all that $ for gourmet popcorn. I did a test run with lime jello because i had 1/2 box i needed to use up. i was just trying to see if i could do this…when i tell you the popcorn was delicious,….even though my son’s bday is not til next month, i am making another “tester” as i type this. thanks!!!!!!!!!

    • Mickey says

      September 1, 2012 at 11:06 pm

      That’s great! I’m so glad you like it. We love it too! 🙂

  11. Mary Dailey says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Perfect for gift giving. I know I can do this! Thank you!

  12. Danielle says

    September 21, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Oh my yum! This looks absolutely amazing. I’m totally trying this for our next family movie night. The kids will love the different colors and flavors.

  13. Laura Jacobson says

    October 10, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Oh I love this idea!!!  Looks really easy and fun to make, and I bet it tastes really good!  I would love to try to make some for Halloween for my nieces and nephews!  So fun!

  14. Elizabeth Crabtree says

    October 13, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    I had to share this!!! Here is my pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/13862711324420275/

    Would love to win the gift card!

  15. Dalia says

    May 22, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Where do you get the flavored syrups from?? I see in the picture there is Key Lime and Coconut, I would love to get these two together!! Thanks!

    • Mickey says

      May 23, 2013 at 4:59 pm

      Hey Dalia,

      Those are flavoring oils I got on Amazon – http://amzn.to/10WgYNI

      They are awesome and I use them for everything (cookies, icing, cakes, frosting, popcorn, etc.)

      Mickey

  16. Rosie says

    November 23, 2018 at 7:58 pm

    I love this! What an easy way, and inexpensive, too, to have a really fun and tasty treat! It looks festive, too!

  17. Calvin says

    November 26, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    Yum. Much better than store bought, it’s expensive and unhealthy if you buy it from store.. usually. I made my own salted caramel popcorn once. Coconut oil helps

  18. Dana Rodriguez says

    November 26, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    This is so easy to make and so pretty! Thanks for the recipe!

  19. shelly peterson says

    November 27, 2018 at 3:47 am

    This is a fun idea. My grandsons would love this.

  20. Carolyn Daley says

    November 28, 2018 at 1:21 am

    I love the idea of making your own gourmet popcorn. We usually buy Aldi’s version of moose munch this time of the year. We could probably buy the chocolate bark to melt to make our own.

  21. Trisha McKee says

    December 23, 2018 at 9:46 pm

    Oh this is such a cool idea! Neat for stocking gifts or homemade gifts. Thank you for sharing.

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