Patriotic Candy Popcorn with M&Ms

This patriotic candy-coated popcorn is red, white, and blue! It’s also an easy and delicious no-bake treat!

I love the combination of sweet and salty in Kettle Corn which is why I love candy-coated popcorn. It is both sweet and salty. But this patriotic version takes popcorn to the next level by adding plain chocolate M&Ms.

This recipe starts with popped and salted popcorn. If you would like, you can use a classic-size bag of Orville Redenbacher’s Naturals Simply Salted popcorn to easily make 10 cups of salted popcorn.

Patriotic Candy Popcorn Recipe with M&Ms

This red, white, and blue candy-coated popcorn is the perfect combination of sweet and salty. It makes a festive treat for the 4th of July. You can find a printable version of this video below.

Ingredients:

• 10 cups of popcorn popped in oil and lightly coated with salt
• 1/3 cup Wilton Red Candy Melts
• 1/3 cup Wilton White Candy Melts
• 1/3 cup Wilton Royal Blue Candy Melts
• 1/3 cup red and blue M&Ms

Directions:

1. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.

2. Spread the popcorn out over the baking sheet.

3. Place the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and melt according to package directions.

4. Drizzle melted red, white, and blue candy coating over one side of the popcorn.

5. Sprinkle 1/2 of the M&Ms on the candy-coated popcorn.

6. Place the popcorn in the freezer for a couple of minutes or in the refrigerator for 5 – 10 minutes to harden the white chocolate.

7. Gently flip the popcorn and then drizzle the melted red, white, and blue candy coating over the other side of the popcorn. Sprinkle 1/2 of the M&Ms on the candy-coated popcorn.

8. Place the popcorn in the freezer for a couple of minutes or in the refrigerator for 5 – 10 minutes to harden the chocolate.

Once the candy coating has hardened, place the popcorn in a bowl, and serve.

Store the uneaten popcorn in an airtight container at room temperature.

Video Tutorial on How to Make Candy-Coated Popcorn

Check out this video to see how easy it is to make candy-coated popcorn! You can find the printable recipe below this video.

Printable Recipe for Patriotic Candy Coated Popcorn

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Patriotic Candy Coated Popcorn Recipe

This red, white, and blue candy-coated popcorn is the perfect combination of sweet and salty. It makes a festive treat for the 4th of July.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Patriotic Candy-Coated Popcorn

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Cooling Time: 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 10

Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

• ▢ 10 cups of popcorn popped in oil and lightly coated with salt
• ▢ 1/3 cup Wilton Red Candy Melts
• ▢ 1/3 cup Wilton White Candy Melts
• ▢ 1/3 cup Wilton Royal Blue Candy Melts
• ▢ 1/3 cup red and blue M&Ms

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
• Spread the popcorn out over the baking sheet.
• Place the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and melt according to package directions.
• Drizzle melted red, white, and blue candy coating over one side of the popcorn.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of the M&Ms on the candy-coated popcorn.
• Place the popcorn in the freezer for a couple of minutes or in the refrigerator for 5 - 10 minutes to harden the white chocolate.
• Gently flip the popcorn and then drizzle the melted red, white, and blue candy coating over the other side of the popcorn. Sprinkle 1/2 of the M&Ms on the candy-coated popcorn.
• Place the popcorn in the freezer for a couple of minutes or in the refrigerator for 5 - 10 minutes to harden the chocolate.
• Once the candy coating has hardened, place the popcorn in a bowl, and serve.

Notes

Store the uneaten popcorn in an airtight container at room temperature.

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