These little popcorn packs are great for something quick, fun, and easy for children of all ages to enjoy.
Also, a great thing about popcorn snacks – It’s a NUT FREE treat for kids with nut allergies to enjoy. Just watch the labels on the extras that you add in.
Whirley Pop (Pop Corn Popper) or 4 Qt. Pot with Lid
2 teaspoons oil
1 cup popcorn kernels
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup potato chips
1 cup pretzels
1 cup of candy – mini M&Ms, Sixlets, Chopped Rolo’s, chopped Resses PB cups, nuts, dried fruit, marshmallows – basically anything you want in your popcorn
melted chocolate
salt
Prepare your area. This goes fast and it’s really hot! Be ready!
You can spread out foil or two silicon mats to dump the popcorn on to. Have you chips, pretzels and candy ready to go. I lightly crushed the potato chips and pretzels and had my candy ready to pour.
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In the Whirley Pop, add the oil, popcorn kernels and sugar. Close the lid and let it sit over medium heat stirring it a few times until you hear it pop. Stir constantly until the popping slows to a few pops per second. It should all pop up in less than a minute.
If you don’t have a popcorn popper, you can use your 4 Qt. pot on the stove. I used to make my popcorn this way until I got my Whirly Pop. Check out this post for directions on making popcorn on the stove top.
Open the lid and dump out the HOT sugar popcorn on to the silicon mats.This made six cups of a great kettle corn style popcorn.
You can leave it as is OR…. add the chips, pretzels, candy and a touch of salt and let it cool.
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Melt some chocolate and drizzle it over the popcorn and (again) wait for it to harden.
I didn’t make this on a cookie sheet… I just like to use the counter. On second thought, I guess you could divide the popcorn on to two cookie sheets and pop it in the fridge to speed up the process.
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Since this was going on a picnic, I packaged it up in cone shaped baggies to make it easier to eat and enjoy.
This was a hit at the picnic! It was a great dessert with a little bit of sweet and a little bit of salty that everyone loved.
Picnic Popcorn
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients (6 cups)
- Whirley Pop (Pop Corn Popper) or 4 Qt. Pot with Lid
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 cup popcorn kernels
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup potato chips
- 1 cup pretzels
- 1 cup of candy – mini M&Ms, Sixlets, Chopped Rolo’s, chopped Resses PB cups, nuts, dried fruit, marshmallows – basically anything you want in your popcorn
- melted chocolate
- salt
Instructions
In the Whirley Pop, add the oil, popcorn kernels and sugar. Close the lid and let it sit over medium heat stirring it a few times until you hear it pop. Stir constantly until the popping slows to a few pops per second. It should all pop up in less than a minute.
If you don’t have a popcorn popper, you can use your 4 Qt. pot on the stove. I used to make my popcorn this way until I got my Whirly Pop.
Open the lid and dump out the HOT sugar popcorn on to the silicon mats.This made six cups of a great kettle corn style popcorn.
You can leave it as is OR…. add the chips, pretzels, candy and a touch of salt and let it cool.
Melt some chocolate and drizzle it over the popcorn and (again) wait for it to harden.
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Such a fantastic idea! I'll definitely be giving this a try – I love jazzed up popcorn.
What a great idea! These will be perfect for my Cub Scout camp coming up! Thanks for sharing! I'd love it if you'd stop by Sweet & Simple Sunday and link up!!
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EEEEEK!!!! This looks absolutely SINFUL!!!! We shall def be whipping some up for our next movie night. 🙂 🙂
This would be great for movie night! Hope you enjoy it!
YUM, this looks so good, where do you find the cone shaped bags??
Thanks for sharing, love your site.
I found them at the local Hobby Lobby. I was really looking from fun cups to serve the popcorn into, but these worked great! Thanks for visiting!
ooooooh YUM!!!
That looks so good! 🙂 And, thanks so much for the linky love!
Yippy 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! I make popcorn weekly! Such a fun and versatile treat
How delicious looking is that!!! And I love that you put potato chips in it. YUM! We're so going to make this. Thanks!
Enjoy!!
You're very welcome. I made another mixture last night with mini marshmallows and graham crackers!
Wow! What a brilliant idea for a potluck/picnic idea. Thanks for sharing. Saw you on TT&J
Thanks, it made it easy to grab and eat without dirty hands in the mix. Everyone could have their OWN bag to enjoy.
What a perfect idea! You continue to amaze me
Thanks so much, Carol! Have a great weekend!
How much do I love the potato chips? Awesome sauce!
Melted Chocolate = Awesome sauce ?!?! Ok, I'll go with that 🙂
I figured, why not have pretzels AND chips! Both are great when dipped in Awesome sauce.
This looks super yummy! Thank you for sharing at Uncommon! featuring this on our FB page today! 🙂
I love that you used potato chips in the popcorn!!! Mixed with rolos sounds awesome!!!
I’ve bookmarked your blog just now and I’ll be back to read more in the future my friend! Also nice colors on the layout, it’s really easy on the eyes.
My daughter would love this. I definitely need to make it for our summer play group at the park. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.
Karyn,
This is right up my alley. I love the whole salty – sweet combo and LOVE popcorn with candy mixed in. YUM!
Thanks so much for stopping by Creative Thursday last week. I couldn’t do these parties without you. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week. Have a great week.
Michelle