This Skittles Popcorn is literally so easy to make & fun to eat. This enjoyable fruit flavored popcorn will become a fan favorite. Dunk the rainbow, Taste the rainbow.
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My husband loves sitting down in front of our TV and watching some of his favorite teams face off in intense, close games, each looking for one shining moment. I, on the other hand, love making and preparing treats for the whole family to enjoy. My kids always ask for nachos and complex desserts. I prefer simple treats that are easy to prepare and don’t require much clean-up.
A big bowl of popcorn is a perfect treat for those times, allowing me to relax and cheer on my favorite players. While plain old popcorn is nice, adding a spark or a twist to this traditional treat makes the game even more exciting and enjoyable.
So today, I’m sharing one of our new favorite twists to one of our favorite basketball treats. I coated our popcorn with white chocolate and Skittles, giving a sweet side to this traditionally salty treat. And trust me, the entire family will love it. My kids couldn’t stop eating it, and even my husband snacked on some, which shocked me as he doesn’t like sweets. He said it took him back to his childhood, eating candied popcorn at the carnival. Score!
Since we have a large family, I made a batch for each color – 40 cups of colorful popcorn. It was nice that we were able to pick up an extra-large bag of Skittles at our local Sam’s Club, easy to find in the candy aisle – you can’t miss this bag! Are you a fan Skittles fan? Share your favorite way to eat this treat.
So, if you are in need of an easy snack to wow the fans at your house, make this Skittles Popcorn. Tasting the rainbow has never been this good.
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Skittles Popcorn?
Line a baking/cookie sheet with parchment paper, pour the 8 cups of popcorn on top of the parchment paper and set aside.
Using a food processor, add in 1/2 cup Skittles, I did one color at a time.
Chop the Skittles in the processor until Skittles become granulated like sugar. Pour the Skittles “sugar” into a small bowl.
Melt white chocolate according to package directions, then immediately drizzle the heated chocolate over the popcorn. Using two spatulas, quickly stir popcorn 3-5 times to coat.
Immediately shake 1/4 cup of the Skittles “sugar” over the popcorn. Turn the popcorn once again, then add more Skittles “sugar” to your taste. I added an additional 2 tablespoons. You will have plenty, use as much as you would like.
Let it harden on wax paper, then break up and serve. Like I mentioned above, I made all 5 colors!
Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days. After 3 days it starts to get soft and chewy, but still yummy!
Be sure to try my other popcorn varieties, like this Red Velvet Cake Popcorn, Kettle Corn, and Garlic & Herb Popcorn!
Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board to save for later!
Skittles Popcorn
Ingredients
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup white melting chocolate
- 1/2 cup Skittles mixed or one color at a time, this is what I did
Instructions
- Line a baking/cookie sheet with parchment paper, pour the 8 cups of popcorn on top of the parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a food processor, add in 1/2 cup Skittles, I did one color at a time.
- Chop the Skittles in the processor until Skittles become granulated like sugar. Pour the Skittles “sugar” into a small bowl.
- Melt white chocolate according to package directions, then immediately drizzle the heated chocolate over the popcorn. Using two spatulas, quickly stir popcorn 3-5 times to coat.
- Immediately shake 1/4 cup of the Skittles “sugar” over the popcorn. Turn the popcorn once again, then add more Skittles “sugar” to your taste. I added an additional 2 tablespoons. You will have plenty, use as much as you would like.
- Let it harden on wax paper, then break up and serve. Like I mentioned above, I made all 5 colors!
- Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days. After 3 days it starts to get soft and chewy, but still yummy!
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This is simply amazing! I love it!
That is PURE genius. Thanks so much for sharing this. My food processor will be getting a workout soon!
I love this idea. I would have never thought to do this in a million years. I’m glad you did, because I love popcorn and I LOVE Skittles.
Love this idea. I’ve made caramel popcorn before, but this will go on the list for our next movie night. #client
How pretty! This would be so cute to make for a slumber party to eat during the movie. Or use the appropriate Skittle color for the school holiday party – green for St. Patrick’s Day, red for Valentine’s Day, etc. Such a versatile recipe!
Yummo! Popcorn is a favorite snack of mine and my son’s, and this sounds super tasty. Especially, considering skittles is one of my favorite candies.
Super cute! I can’t wait to taste the Rainbow!
Oh this looks like so much fun to make. Perfect for a party!
What a fun & easy idea for parties. You can decorate the popcorn according to the colors of your theme!
This looks like a fun idea!! I love the rainbow popcorn!!
What a fun treat. This is going to be a hit at our next sleep over for sure.
What a delicious way to liven up your popcorn. This is such a cool idea!
That is awesome! What a clever idea, I bet my kids would love this!
My children love Skittles and popcorn! I will have to make this for them!
This looks delicious!! I love how you could do just one color of popcorn! Great party food!
This is so neat! I love how colorful it is, I bet children love this!
Skittles are one of my favorite candies! I will most certainly have to try this out!
Now I want to see what else you can do with Skittles “sugar”! I’m sure that’s a crazy loud few seconds but I bet it tastes awesome!
Holy Smokes do these look delicious! I can’t even handle how pretty they are.
They do look delicious. And seem really simple to make. Salt and Sweet are always a good combo LOL
I saw this in my Facebook feed! I totally pinned it for later! Fun combos for popcorn!
My son is asking my for this. He seen it over my shoulder and he is asking for it.
Great idea but difficult to complete. The popcorn just tasted like the white chocolate and it was hard to coat the popcorn evenly enough to get the Skittle powder to stick. Sorry but this is going in my Pinterest fail folder.