Many years ago there was a company called Bean’s Corner Popcorn near my hometown and I vaguely remember them selling all of these super sugary, brightly colored, and uniquely flavored popcorn varieties. I think they even had a blueberry version that boasted a navy blue coating with a tasty artificial additive that I happily gobbled down by the handful even though I technically hated all things blueberry.
My favorite though was a neon pink popcorn that tasted like watermelon bubble gum. Needless to say that particular junk food could put me into a sugar shock that lasted the entire day. I’d even wear out my She-Ra dolls before my blood sugar came back to Earth.
Unfortunately it appears that this company no longer exists and even my extensive Google stalker abilities haven’t yielded a mention of its prior existence. Thankfully the creative folks at Craft posted a recipe so that we can all easily make a shockingly pink popcorn treat at home. Plus I love any excuse to break out my Whirley-Pop. Of course, I know not everyone loves pink like I do so feel free to choose your own favorite color, but keep in mind that all of the princesses in your life will undoubtedly vote for pink.
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Pretty Pretty Princess Pink Party Popcorn
Inspired by Jenny Ryan’s post on Craftzine.com (Many thanks to Pam for sending me the link).
Popcorn
Vegetable Oil or Olive Oil
Kosher Salt
8 ounces of good White Chocolate
Red Food Coloring
Pop a batch of popcorn. The stove top method is best, but you could also use microwave popcorn if you must — just try to avoid the flavored kind. Either way you will need approximately 8 cups of popcorn. (Erin’s Note: I love my Whirley-Pop. You may want to consider purchasing one. I personally will never go back to the traditional pot shaking method ever again).
Spread the popcorn over a baking sheet lined with a silpat or wax paper. Pick out any unpopped kernels — you don’t want anyone to break a tooth!
Melt 8 ounces of white chocolate until smooth. You can use a double-boiler to melt the chocolate, or put it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on medium power, stirring after each round. Once the chocolate is smooth, add a few drops of food coloring, and stir to blend.
Use a spoon to drizzle the melted chocolate across the popcorn. Mix the popcorn around with the spoon to evenly distribute the chocolate. Then place the baking sheet in the refridgerator for 20 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden. Finally, serve and enjoy!
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I’m so excited that I won the Gastrokid Cookbook, thank you!!
I have the same popcorn maker as you but have been lazy and have resorted to the mini microwave bags…shame on me! My little Princess Maisie would love this popcorn, maybe this weekend we’ll make it together. Thank you again!!
This is so cute! I’m actually a huge fan of pink. I think I may just feature your recipe tomorrow on my blog for Pink Thursday
I love this! It would be a perfect snack at a bridal or baby shower.
I love my Whirley-Pop, it’s the best way ever to make popcorn.
This popcorn looks so cute! Thanks for sharing!
That popcorn looks so good! I’m so glad you gave it a try.
Oh Erin! You never cease to delight me. It had never dawned on me to dye popcorn, but OF COURSE!
Oh my goodness look at that popcorn! So sweet. Perfect for a little girl’s party.
This is every little gourmet girl’s dream! Think of the tea parties!
My daughter would love this popcorn especially since its pink!!!!
Thanks for sharing, adorable!!!!
OMG! This is my favorite popcorn as a child and I have never been able to find it since then. Thank you:)
This is sooo pretty and perfect!! I would have NEVER thought to do this!!
I love this idea! I will have go with the blueberry blue color as I have a little boy! But, this is such a great idea for kids.
So happy to see you using the Whirley Pop. I love mine! Got it as a wedding gift and scoffed at first but have ended up using it all of the time!
Thanks for this delicious looking popcorn recipe. Fun for a night with the girls. I just got some Himalayan sea salt from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I think I’ll try it out in this tonight. I really love a salty sweet combination so I think it should work out well.
Yum! When I was little we had pink popcorn – I think it was called Elephant popcorn. I loved it!
Thanks for the recipe!
K
I love the color of this! It makes me want to use food coloring the next time I make a batch of the white chocolate/pretzels/m&m’s mishmash.
How cute this is! This will be my family’s movie snack this weekend. Thanks so much for sharing!
This is so pretty! Who knew popcorn could be so lovely. Bookmarked!
My best friend is the very biggest pretty pink princess (probably on the face of the planet!). I so can’t wait to make this and send her a care package. Thanks for sharing!
How pretty! I know some little girls that just HAVE to have this for our next tea party.
I love it, it’s so creative and festive, it was a great time for me and my niece at her birthday party on Saturday. Thank you for the lovely recipe.
I love sweet popcorn!! But I’ve never made colorful popcorn. Looks fabulous!
white chocolate on my popcorn? hmmm, i could get on board. might chose purple instead though, just to make things difficult
I wanted to make purple too actually (instead of pink for once) but the oddest thing happened when I tried to make purple with my box of gel based food colors. It turned a ghastly shade of grey. I actually wasted several large bars of white chocolate trying to get some semblance of purple or violet to appear but it just kept turning grey. I think it has something to do with the gel colors. I never had that problem using those old school liquid dyes. So I guess I’d recommend buying a purple food coloring at a craft or baking store if you want to make a really pretty purple. I’m sure it would be lovely!
Oh! I love the pink! Will try this at our next girlie party. Thanks!
I remember Bean’s Corner Popcorn. I got a speeding ticket in front of their white house when I was a new driver!
I love the idea of pink popcorn. My daughter says (she’s 29) the reason she doesn’t like pink is because that’s all she wore when she was a baby. Don’t think that is quite true. I will try this.
Pink popcorn is an interesting idea, but I really think you can’t beat a classic caramel corn or cheese popcorn from http://www.nutsonclark.com .