Yummy and adorable Minions Popcorn made with sweet and salty popcorn mixed with M&M candy and googly monster eyes. A fun and delicious treat your family will love.

Closeup of a white bowl filled with Minions Popcorn in front of a blue background.

Here is what we know about Minions … They are yellow. They are henchmen to cartoon Super Villains.  You can’t understand what they say.  They like Bananas.  They are very popular with kids. Oh, and one more thing … they were a great inspiration for our latest Sweet and Salty Popcorn.  How adorable is this Minions Popcorn?  Make up a batch for a Despicable Me family movie night and we guarantee you will be the star of the evening in your family’s eyes!

Ingredients You Will Need

All the candy mixins you will need to make the Minions Popcorn including blue M&M's, Pretzel M&M's, M&M Minis and Candy Monster Eyes.

Preparing the Popcorn

Collage image showing how to make homemade popcorn and salt it for the Minions 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 showing how to make the marshmallow mixture for the Minions Popcorn.

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 how to tint the marshmallow mixture yellow and then add the mixture to the popcorn.

Step 8: To tint the marshmallow mixture, we added 4 drops of yellow food coloring from the Wilton Color Right Food Coloring system.
Step 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. The popcorn should be completely covered in the warm marshmallow mixture. 

Collage image showing how to cool the Minions Popcorn and how to add the Candy Mixins and the Candy Monster Eyes.

Step 11: Now pour the popcorn onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, foil, or a Silpat liner and use the spatula to even the popcorn out on the cookie sheet.
Step 12:  Now it is time to add the blue M&M’s, Mini M&M’s, Pretzel M&M’s, and the candy eyes.  Don’t wait too long after you pour the popcorn onto the cookie sheet. You want the marshmallow mixture to still be warm and sticky. Sprinkle the M&M’s onto the popcorn, concentrating on the areas with the most drizzled marshmallow mixture.  We strategically placed the Wilton Candy Eyes together throughout the popcorn. Allow the Minions Popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.

Expert Tips & 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 of Minions Popcorn in a white serving bowl sitting next to a Minions Plushie in front of a blue background.

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Minions Popcorn

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

Yummy and adorable Minions Popcorn made with sweet and salty popcorn mixed with M&M candy and googly monster eyes. A fun and delicious treat your family will love.

Ingredients

  • 10 Cups of Popped Popcorn
  • Salt
  • 3 tbsp. Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
  • 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
  • Pretzel M&M's - Blue
  • M&M Minis - Blue
  • Regular M&M's - Blue
  • Wilton Candy Eyes - Large
  • Wilton Candy Eyes - Medium
  • Wilton ColorRight Food Coloring System - Yellow

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. Add the yellow food coloring to the marshmallow mixture - we used 4 drops of Wilton Yellow Food Coloring.
  7. Slowly pour about a third of the marshmallow mixture over the salted popcorn.
  8. 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. 
  9. 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.
  10. Now it is time to add the blue M&M’s, Mini M&M’s, Pretzel M&M’s, and the candy eyes.  Don’t wait too long after you pour the popcorn onto the cookie sheet. You want the marshmallow mixture to still be warm and sticky. Sprinkle the M&M’s onto the popcorn, concentrating on the areas with the most drizzled marshmallow mixture. We strategically placed the Wilton Candy Eyes together throughout the popcorn.
  11. Allow the Minions 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!