Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn
What do you get when you combine a classic Easter Candy with yummy sweet and salty popcorn? It’s a new Easter Treat your family will love called and we call it Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn!
Popcorn may seem like an unconventional dessert for Easter but we are here to tell you that it always is a big hit at a party. The popcorn is sweet, salty, crunchy, and delicious. And who doesn’t love Jelly Beans? Our Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn is a fun and delicious Easter treat. And it is so easy to make. It is a perfect dessert for the kid’s Easter Baskets, Easter brunch, or Easter dinner dessert. Grab a bag of jelly beans and let’s get started!
Preparing the Popcorn
Step 1: You will need 10 cups of popcorn. We pop our popcorn on the stove (you can find our directions on How to Make Perfect Popcorn here) but you can use air-popped or microwave.
Step 2: After the popcorn is popped, make sure to remove all of the un-popped kernels. You don’t want to bite down on one of those!
Step 3: Once you have made the popcorn, salt it liberally. It is so nice to taste the salty popcorn with the sweet marshmallow coating. Not quite like Kettle Corn but close.
Preparing the Marshmallow Mixture
Step 4: To make the Marshmallow Mixture, add 3 tablespoons of butter to a medium saucepan. Melt the butter on medium heat, stirring occasionally until the butter is completely melted.
Step 5: Add 3 cups of mini marshmallows to the saucepan.
Step 6: Stir until the marshmallows are covered in the butter, and then continue to stir until the marshmallows are completely melted.
Step 7: Take the marshmallow mixture off the heat as soon as the last marshmallow has melted.
Making the Marshmallow Popcorn
Step 8 & 9: Slowly pour about a third of the marshmallow mixture over the salted popcorn.
Step 10: Gently fold the marshmallow mixture in with the popcorn. Continue to add the marshmallow mixture a bit at a time, stirring between each addition.
Step 11: The popcorn should be completely covered in the warm marshmallow mixture.
Step 12: Now pour the popcorn onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, foil, or a Silpat liner.
Step 13: Use the spatula to even the popcorn out on the cookie sheet.
Jelly Bean Candy Mix-Ins
Step 14: We used pretty Easter-colored Speckled Jelly Bird Eggs for our Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn with pretty pink confetti sprinkles but we took out the yellow and the white so that the popcorn would be as Easter-y and colorful as possible!
Assembling the Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn
Step 15: Once the popcorn is covered in marshmallow mixture it is time to add the jelly beans and the sprinkles. But don’t wait too long. You want the marshmallow mixture to still be warm and sticky so the candy and sprinkles will stick to it. Sprinkle the candy onto the popcorn. Allow the Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.
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Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn
What do you get when you combine a classic Easter Candy with yummy sweet and salty popcorn? It's a new Easter Treat your family will love called and we call it Easter Jelly Bean Popcorn!
Ingredients
- 10 Cups of Popped Popcorn
- 3 tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
- 1 package Brachs Speckled Jelly Bird Eggs
- Pink Confetti Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop 10 cups of popcorn and salt liberally and place in a large bowl.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium sauce pan. Once the butter is melted, add 3 cups of mini marshmallows. Stir until the marshmallows are melted. Turn off the heat as soon as the last marshmallow has melted.
- Pour 3/4 of the marshmallow mixture over the popcorn in the bowl and then gently fold the popcorn with a spoon until most of the kernels are covered in mixture.
- Pour the marshmallow popcorn onto a prepared cookie sheet.
- Drizzle the remaining marshmallow mixture over the popcorn on the cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle the Jelly Beans and Confetti Sprinkles over the popcorn.
- Allow the popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.
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