Red Hot Popcorn – Spice up your snack time with this easy cinnamon coated popcorn.
When snack time hits, I’ve got all the popcorn favorites! Some others you may love are this Baked Caramel Popcorn or Peanut Butter Popcorn.
I do know one thing. If you make this popcorn, at least double the recipe. Because you will have 5 cups of popcorn one minute, and the next minute you will be wondering what happened to all of it. Because this stuff is addictive. And really – when it comes to popcorn – 5 cups is nothing, right??
I’ve seen plenty of red hot popcorn recipes before, but this is the first that I had seen that just takes the candy and melts it in some water. Usually, there is butter and corn syrup involved. Which sounds delicious as well, but I loved the simplicity of this recipe. I do have to say that I had a little bit of a hard time getting the candy to completely melt, and I ended up with a small clump of candy left in the end. But it didn’t matter, because this popcorn was awesome. And I take an extra step to dry the popcorn in the oven, which isn’t totally necessary, but it makes it so that the coating drys and it’s not too messy. I can’t wait to make this again!
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Muddy Buddy Popcorn
Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn
Chocolate Chip Cookie Popcorn
Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Cashew Popcorn
Caramel Gingerbread Popcorn
Red Hot Popcorn
Ingredients
- 5 cups plain popped popcorn
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup red hot candies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan, combine the water and red hots. Stir until candy is melted. Spoon over the popcorn, then toss to combine.
- Place baking sheet in the oven and bake until the popcorn is almost dry, about 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
Kari@Loaves and Dishes says
This recipe has basically two ingredients. It doesn’t get easier than that. Love it.
Cassie says
This is such a great idea! Popcorn is the best snack!
Kristy (Sweet Treats & More) says
I like the name Skipper…a cute nickname anyway:) And this popcorn! I went through a phase where I loved red hots, this might just get me back into it!!
Joanne says
I love the idea of the spicy cinnamony deliciousness paired with popcorn! So addictive.
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme says
So clever! Perfect for my popcorn addiction I am having! 🙂
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
Well this is a popcorn combo that looks just interesting enough that I’m gonna have to try it!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
I need to find a way to take all of this to the movie theaters!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
How fun, I love the cinnamon twist!
Becky @ Project Domestication says
I love fun popcorn recipes and I love cinnamon!
carrian says
LOVE THIS! And you are going to get on the show. Period
Abby says
Such a cool idea! I love the color. Red hots always make me think of my grandmother. She kept them in a ziplock bag in her purse!
Maybe his name will come to you when you see his sweet face!
(And my sister is in labor RIGHT NOW. She was due Oct. 10 with a boy, her second baby.)
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
My mom would be all over this, she’s a cinnamon fanatic and loves her Red Hots!! Very fun!!
marla says
Such a fun idea for popcorn!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
Love the simplicity of these ingredients! So much fun!
And I like the name Skipper. 😉
branny says
I’m having a party with a Blue theme in about two weeks. I think I might try this with blue jelly beans!
Rosa says
I love the color of that popcorn! Pretty.
Cheers,
Rosa