This yummy patriotic popcorn recipe is easy to make for 4th of July or any patriotic holiday! Popcorn and marshmallow mix with pops of red, white and blue.
For patriotic holidays like the 4th of July, it’s fun to have some red, white and blue treats like this Patriotic Popcorn Recipe!
It’s fun an easy to make with some popcorn, marshmallows and almond bark or white chocolate.
Since this red, white and blue popcorn recipe is so simple, you really have a lot of leeway to play around with the ingredients you choose.
The popcorn and marshmallows are standard, but then you can choose to use either almond bark, white chocolate chips or candy melts.
They all add sweetness while also helping the popcorn to stick together – and the sprinkles and candies to stay stuck to the popcorn!
We used food coloring to color our patriotic popcorn recipe, but if you use candy melts, you can choose melts that are already colored red and blue and skip the food coloring.
The next part, the decorating, is even more fun – deciding what kind of sprinkles and candies to add in!
You can use straight chocolate chips, red, white and blue M&Ms, non pareils, star sprinkles in red, white and blue or anything you like!
To serve your popcorn, it looks cute in red Solo cups or even cuter in paper popcorn boxes or reusable plastic popcorn boxes.
The popcorn also makes a fun party favor if you package it in clear cello treat bags and tie them with red, white and blue ribbons.
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Patriotic Popcorn Recipe
Ingredients:
10 cups Popcorn
3 Tbsp. Butter
3 Cups Mini Marshmallows
2 squares Almond Bark or White Chocolate
Red & Blue Food Coloring
Sprinkles and/or Candy
How to make Patriotic Popcorn:
Cover a cookie sheet with a sheet of wax paper,
Melt butter and mini marshmallows in a large pot over low heat.
Once melted, add popcorn and stir until popcorn is evenly coated.
Spread popcorn out on covered cookie sheet.
Add sprinkles and candy while your popcorn is still warm.
Melt your almond bark or white chocolate over low heat or in the microwave.
Separate into two small bowls and use food coloring to dye one blue and one red. (If it clumps or hardens, add a small amount of vegetable oil to thin.)
Drizzle colored chocolate over popcorn.
Cool and serve!
Patriotic Popcorn Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 cups Popcorn
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
- 2 squares Almond Bark or White Chocolate
- Red & Blue Food Coloring
- Sprinkles and/or Candy
Instructions
- Cover a cookie sheet with a sheet of wax paper,
- Melt butter and mini marshmallows in a large pot over low heat.
- Once melted, add popcorn and stir until popcorn is evenly coated.
- Spread popcorn out on covered cookie sheet.
- Add sprinkles and candy while your popcorn is still warm.
- Melt your almond bark or white chocolate over low heat or in the microwave.
- Separate into two small bowls and use food coloring to dye one blue and one red. (If it clumps or hardens, add a small amount of vegetable oil to thin.)
- Drizzle colored chocolate over popcorn.
- Cool and serve!
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Glenda says
if you don’t use bark hiw.kuch chips or candy melts for you use?
Chrysa says
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Julie Waldron says
This looks so good! It would be a great snack to take along to watch the fireworks.
Bernie Wallace says
I wish that I saw this recipe before the fourth of July. It looks like a very patriotic snack.
shelly peterson says
This looks super yummy and so festive!
Claudia Lamascolo says
Wow what a fun treat! I love how colorful this is and white chocolate is a favorite of all of ours. I can just imagine my grand kids when they see this colorful fun popcorn!
Shashi at SavorySpin says
What a fantastic idea! Rice krispies with popcorn! Brilliant!
Liz says
Poprcorn is one of my favorite snacks and this is such a festive idea! Can’t wait to try it!
danielle wolter says
Love this for 4th of july! And it sounds addictively delicious!
shelby says
This is so fun! I love the salty sweet combination and the patriotic theme!
Sara Perrera says
This is so fun and perfect to serve on 4th of July