Our Celebration Popcorn is sweet, salty, delicious, and chock full of crunchy chocolate candy. Yum, yum, yum. This is an easy to make and sure to please dessert.

Closeup on a white serving bowl filled with Celebration Popcorn sitting on a white table in front of a glass bowl filled with mini marshmallows.

We made this version of our Sweet and Salty Popcorn for a Summertime Beach Ball Pool Party but it would be great for a Circus-themed party, a Superhero Party, a Curious George Party, a Sesame Street Party, or maybe just a lazy afternoon of binge-watching TV.  Whatever the occasion, you’ll be happy you made this yummy marshmallow popcorn.

Ingredients You Will Need

All the ingredients you will need to make Celebration popcorn including popcorn, mini marshmallows, butter, pretzel m&m's, m&m's and salt.

Preparing the Popcorn

Collage image showing how to make the popcorn for the Celebration 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

Collage image showing how to make the melted 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

Collage image showing the steps required to coat the popcorn in the melted marshmallow mixture.

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. 

Collage image showing how to pour the marshmallow popcorn out onto a prepared cookie sheet.

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.

Candy Mix-In’s

Closeup on the candy mixins that will be added to the Celebration Popcorn including M&M's, Pretzel M&M's and sprinkles.

Step 14: Now it is time for the candy mix-ins.  We decorated our Celebration Popcorn with Red, Yellow, and Blue regular M&M’s and Pretzel M&M’s, a handful of Mini Marshmallows, and sprinkles.  If you want to learn how to make your own sprinkles we have all the directions right here.

Assembling the Celebration Popcorn

Collage image showing how to add the candy mixins to the marshmallow popcorn.

Step 15: Once the popcorn is covered in marshmallow mixture it is time to add the candy.  But don’t wait too long. You want the marshmallow mixture to still be warm and sticky so the candy will stick to it. Sprinkle the candy and the mini marshmallows onto the popcorn.  
Step 16: Allow the Celebration Popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.

Expert Tips and FAQs

What kind of popcorn should I use?

We make our popcorn from scratch on the stove – nothing is better than that in our opinion.  You can find all the tips and tricks you need to make the perfect popcorn right here.  You can also use Microwave popcorn but you should use a type that has no butter flavoring added.

How much salt should I put on the popcorn?

The contrast of sweet and salty in this popcorn recipe is super yummy.  To get that combination you should lean towards over-salting the popcorn.  We try to salt the popcorn as soon as it comes out of the pan so that salt sticks to the hot popcorn.

How long will the popcorn last?

Our family loves this popcorn so it has never lasted longer than a day at our house.  This popcorn definitely tastes the best right after it is made but will keep for a few days in an airtight container. The popcorn is a little chewier the next day because the popcorn absorbs some of the moisture from the marshmallow mixture but it still tastes good.

Closeup on a large white serving bowl  filled with Celebration Popcorn surrounded by red M&M's, mini marshmallows and a blue table linen.

Other Popcorn Recipes You Will Love

Did you Make This Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!

And don’t forget to follow us on PinterestFacebook, and Instagram!

Celebration Popcorn

Yield 10 cups
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Our Celebration Popcorn is sweet, salty, delicious and chock full of crunchy chocolate candy. Yum, yum, yum. This is an easy to make and sure to please dessert.

Ingredients

  • 10 Cups of Popped Popcorn
  • 3 tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
  • 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
  • Pretzel M&M's  - Red, Yellow and Blue
  • M&M's - Red, Yellow and Blue
  • Sprinkles - Red, Yellow and Blue

Instructions

  1. Pop 10 cups of popcorn and remove all of the un-popped kernels. Salt it liberally and set aside in a large bowl.
  2. Add 3 tablespoons of butter to a medium saucepan.  Melt the butter on medium heat, stirring occasionally until the butter is completely melted.
  3. Add 3 cups of mini marshmallows to the melted butter.
  4. Stir until the marshmallows are covered in the butter, and then continue to stir until the marshmallows are completely melted.
  5. Take the marshmallow mixture off of the heat as soon as the last marshmallow has melted.
  6. Slowly pour about a third of the marshmallow mixture over the salted popcorn.
  7. Gently fold the marshmallow mixture in with the popcorn.  Continue to add the marshmallow mixture a bit at a time, stirring between each addition. The popcorn should be completely covered in the warm marshmallow mixture. 
  8. Now pour the popcorn onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, foil, or a Silpat liner. Use the spatula to even the popcorn out on the cookie sheet.
  9. Once the popcorn is covered in marshmallow mixture it is time to add the candy.  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.  We decorated our popcorn with Red, Yellow, and Blue regular M&M’s and Pretzel M&M's, a handful of Mini Marshmallows, and sprinkles.
  10. Allow the Celebration Popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.

Notes

What kind of popcorn should I use?
We make our popcorn from scratch on the stove - nothing is better than that in our opinion.  You can find all the tips and tricks you need to make the perfect popcorn right here.  You can also use Microwave popcorn but you should use a type that has no butter flavoring added.  

How much salt should I put on the popcorn?
The contrast of sweet and salty in this popcorn recipe is super yummy.  To get that combination you should lean towards over-salting the popcorn.  We try to salt the popcorn as soon as it comes out of the pan so that salt sticks to the hot popcorn.

How long with the popcorn last?
Our family loves this popcorn so it has never lasted longer than a day at our house.  This popcorn definitely tastes the best right after it is made but will keep for a few days in an airtight container. The popcorn is a little chewier the next day because the popcorn absorbs some of the moisture from the marshmallow mixture but it still tastes good.

Did you Make this Recipe? Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @twosisterscrafting on Instagram so we can see it!