Flavored popcorn was a favorite childhood treat. There was a gourmet popcorn shop near our family doctor’s office. So we would get a popcorn treat after any particularly bad doctor’s visits. I think we partially just loved all the pretty colors. 🙂
I was delighted to learn that you can make your own flavored popcorn at home, pretty easily, using another childhood favorite: Kool-aid. Oh yeah! Continuing our sugar rush from yesterday, let’s make some colorful popcorn, guys.
Flavored Popcorn, recipe adapted from here.
6 quarts popped popcorn
2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup butter
1 packet of Kool-aid (choose your flavor)
1 teaspoons baking soda
Pop the popcorn. Cover a few large baking sheets, or a clean counter top, with wax paper. Spray with a little non cook cooking spray.
In a large pot combine the sugar, corn syrup and butter. Cook until it begins to boil. Continue cooking for 3 minutes, stirring as you go. Remove from heat and stir in the Kool-aid. Now stir in the baking soda. This will cause the mixture to puff up (which is why you want to use a large pot, not a small one) so be careful not to burn yourself. Drizzle the mixture over the popcorn. Try to get every piece of popcorn coated with the mixture as best you can.
We served this popcorn alongside the candy vanilla milkshakes. Maybe we should have added my Buttered Popcorn Cupcakes as well? Sugar overload? Definitely. But, it was fun. 🙂 xo. Emma
Credits// Author: Emma Chapman, Photos by: Janae Hardy, thank you Kinsey and Josh Mhire for coming over to hang out.
52 Comments
The candy milkshakes were a fabulous idea, and this was a great way to follow them up! Never thought to flavor my popcorn in a sweet way, and I’d DEFINITELY never have considered using Kool-Aid to do it! Love this idea 🙂
Bailey
Great idea for a party. The blue popcorn doens’t really look edible though :p.
Wow, I will definately have to try making coloured popcorn!
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Love this! So cute.
I like it !
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Brilliant! I have never heard of using kool-aid to flavour, but it’s a magical idea! Colorful and delicious!
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Just wondering if there is an alternative to Kool-aid…sadly I can’t find it in the UK
They look amazing! And so easily adaptable to any kids party theme 🙂
This is so pretty and whimsical, beautiful pics too!
This will make my movie nights even more awesome =) Thanks for the tip madam!
Yummy!!
And the baking trays are for…?
Think you’re missing a few descriptive details.
Is there something you could use instead of corn syrup? Do you think maple syrup or honey would work?
Colorful 🙂
Thanks
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So yummy and fun! Definitely a must try.
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Red popcorn sounds amazing!
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This looks so pretty and festive for a party!
xo
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Oh my gosh this is such a fun idea I can’t wait to try it love how colourful it makes the popcorn :p xx Emmi
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LOVE this! Great pictures. What a fun idea! Perfect for a carnival party! 🙂
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Looks absolutely delicious!
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this is beyond adorable, and delicious! can’t wait to try this at my next party! heartofchic.com
cute idea! and way less messy that carmel corn, my standard popcorn go-to.
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I am having a spooky movie marathon on Sunday, and I think I need to make this!
Oh this is so cool! I love flavored popcorn!! I remember when I was younger always convincing my parents to buy me flavored popcorn at the farmers market 🙂
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This looks amazing! I love the presentation & of course I need to try this for a movie night.
LOVE this idea, especially if you’re going for a specific color theme like at a baby or bridal shower.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get a non-fruity flavor on popcorn? Could you do this with a packet of ranch dressing or a dry buffalo hot wing mix? Would you still use the corn syrup?
Experience welcome!
Thank you!
I think this would be great just as a festive decoration – and for those worried about using corn syrup, you could always fiddle with the recipe & do a mixture of 3 parts sugar to 1 part water and boil together until syrupy. What a fun idea! Thanks!
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Mmmmm flavoured popcorn!!! I want a movie night after seeing these yummy treats!!
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super cool!
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Totally would get a sugar rush from this one. This would be cute for a party though.
Nomm they look delicious! Great pictures to!
wanna try it! 😀
woow you girls so creative
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This is so cool! It looks amazing for a party and is so easy – great video xo
Oh my gosh, this sounds delicious! I’m a total popcorn fiend, so I’ll have to try this out!
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Oh this looks like fun! Again, my husband would love it, and I definitely want to make it for something soon! Maybe our celebration party this weekend, it would be perfect!
xo
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such a cool idea! love how you set it up too would be great for a kids party for sure! xx. gigi. www.gigikkitchen.com
I think I’m gone pick your idea for halloween’s. It can be good make in orange!! thanks!!
This reminds me of Pez popcorn. My sisters and I used to buy it all the time. It was so good! I also remember big rainbow bags of candy popcorn my mom used to buy us as kids. Yum!
Homemade flavored popcorn yum can’t wait to try this!
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I always wondered how my favorite popcorn store made this kind of popcorn. I would have never thought Kool Aid was involved!
Geez, Kinsey and her man look so cute together.
M.
I’ve been looking for some interesting popcorn to make at home. This is too cute!!
nooooooo to the corn syrup! you gals are rad as eff, but c’mon, CORN SYRUP?!?!?!?!?! that’s asking to die a slow death of clogged arteries and veins. ya’ll should know better!
I love this! Such a great idea for any type of party from bridal shower to birthdays. It would be a cute simple Christmas gift to give someone as well. Thanks for the post.
This is so much fun !! Love it
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SO cute! what a great party idea
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I have never had flavored popcorn like this. How fun! Thanks for sharing.
Oh gosh. Those look so good!
That’s a great idea!!
Looks really yummy,too. 🙂
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