Firecracker Popcorn
This Firecracker Popcorn has just the right amount of sweet and salty, and with the fun of popping candy! It’s a fun — and easy — snack to serve to add some spark to your 4th of July festivities!!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: July 4th, popcorn
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 397kcal
Author: A Crazy Family
- 16 Cups popped popcorn
- 12 oz. Bag White Chocolate Chips
- Strawberry Flavored Popping Candy- PopRocks or AfterShocks – approx. 1oz. total candies 3 full packages of pop rocks or 20 of the small AfterShocks packages
- ½ Cup Blue Candy Melts
- White & Red sprinkles
Prepare your work surface by spreading out a large area of wax paper, you’ll be spreading your popcorn out on it.
Reserve ½ cup of white chocolate chips and place the rest in the bowl of a double boiler.
Melt over medium/low heat until smooth.
Place your popcorn in a large bowl and pour your melted white chocolate over the popcorn. Stir until all the popcorn is evenly coated.
Spread the popcorn out evenly on your wax paper. While the white chocolate is still sticky sprinkle on about ½ of your popping candy and some of your red and white sprinkles.
Now melt the reserved white chocolate chips until nice and smooth.
Now using a pastry bag, a plastic baggie with the corner cut off, or a chocolate drizzling tool or spoon drizzle the melted white chocolate evenly across your popcorn. Sprinkle on a little bit more of your sprinkles and popping candy.
Next melt your blue candy melts in your double boiler and drizzle it across the popcorn. Sprinkle on your remaining popping candy and a little bit more sprinkles.
Let all of your candy cool before serving.
Serve immediately or keep in an airtight container.
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 182mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g