3 amazing recipes for popcorn – whether you like it sweet and chocolatey, stretchy and chewy, or spicy and savoury – it’s all here! Forget about popcorn being the side snack to go with your favourite sweets and chocolate – these popcorn flavours are the main event. Coconut Marshmallow Popcorn, Savoury Spice Popcorn and Snickers Popcorn!
It’s national popcorn day!
Why on earth do we have a national popcorn day? I have no idea, but I’m more than happy to join in.
Starting with the savoury – it’s lightly spiced with a sprinkling of parmesan. Way tastier (and better for you) than a bowl full of salted nuts.
Next up is the Snickers popcorn. OMG!
Peanut butter, melted with honey and sugar (so maybe those salted peanuts are a little healthier, but what the heck, I’m on a roll now). Mixed in with popcorn, it coats it with an almost fudge-like chewiness. Honestly perfect on it’s own. Sprinkle it with chopped up Snickers and melted chocolate?
erm yes.
That’s my dinner sorted. I want nothing else.
Although……
Marshmallow coconut popcorn?? Ok, I still have a little bit of room left!
Marshmallows melted with butter and sugar, then poured all over the popcorn to create a stretchy, chewy snack.
I like to sprinkle it with a little toasted coconut too, because….
Well just because I want to!
If you eat it warm, it’s so chewy and stretchy. However, you can also squash it down and let it cool, then cut into popcorn bars!
Portable snacks (happy sigh).
Happy popcorn day everyone, I hope you like the recipes. Let me know if you try them (and which one you like best!). And if popcorn isn’t your thing please check out my other treat recipes, enjoy!
Savoury Spice Popcorn Recipe:
Savoury Spice Popcorn
Ingredients
- Large bag 70g/2.5 oz plain popped popcorn
- 1 garlic clove peeled and minced
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp celery salt
- ½ tsp regular salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 4 tbsp grated parmesan
Instructions
- Place the garlic, butter, oil, celery salt, salt, pepper, paprika and oregano to a small pan and heat until the butter melts and the garlic is fragrant (about 2-3 minutes).
- Place the hot popcorn in a large bowl and pour over the oil mixture. Toss to coat, then sprinkle on the grated parmesan.
Snickers Popcorn Recipe:
Snickers Popcorn
Ingredients
- Large bag 70g/2.5 oz plain popped popcorn
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- â…” cup peanut butter
- 45 g 1.5 oz milk chocolate, melted
- 3 snickers bars chopped into small pieces
Instructions
- Place the honey and sugar in a saucepan and heat on a medium heat until it comes to the boil. Boil for 3 minutes, then turn off the heat and stir in the salt and peanut butter.
- Place the popcorn on a large tray and pour the peanut butter mixture over. Toss together until well mixed (it will be sticky), then spread out. Leave to cool for 5 minutes, then drizzle on the melted chocolate.
- Leave until the chocolate sets, then break into pieces and toss together with the chopped snickers bars before serving.
Coconut Marshmallow Popcorn Recipe:
Coconut Marshmallow Popcorn
Ingredients
- Large bag 70g/2.5 oz plain popped popcorn
- 100 g 3.5oz marshmallows
- 55 g 1/4 packed cup brown sugar
- 30 g 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 6 tbsp desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150c/300f, place the coconut on a baking tray and toast in the oven for 2-4 minutes – checking regularly until browned (be careful, it burns quickly). Take out of the oven and leave to cool
- Place popcorn in a bowl.
- Place the marshmallows, sugar and butter in a pan and heat on a low-to-medium heat until melted (stirring frequently). Pour the mixture over the popcorn and stir to combine (it will be very sticky). Sprinkle over the toasted coconut.
