Unicorn Popcorn
Unicorn Popcorn is a fun party popcorn that comes together in just minutes. Unicorn food is such a trendy thing right now and it is so easy to get in on the craze and be the hero of the party! Perfect for a little girls birthday party too!
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If you are looking for other fun Unicorn ideas for a party or just for fun, check out some of my other favourites:
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As a kid, I would have absolutely adored having a Unicorn themed birthday party. In fact my childhood best friend and I would spend hours and hours drawing unicorns, watching or playing with my little ponies and generally just obsessing over anything and everything unicorn. Things haven’t changed much. Little girls still largely adore unicorns, which means a treat like this is sure to impress most.
Varations for Unicorn Popcorn
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Unicorn Popcorn
Ingredients:
6 cups popped popcorn
Pink food spray*
1/2 cup pink candy melts (we used cotton candy flavoured melts)
1/2 cup blue candy melts
1-2 tsp Cotton Candy extract (optional)
1-2 teaspoons coconut oil or shortening
Pink and blue sprinkles
*NOTE: if this isn’t available near you, you can add a couple drops of red food colouring to 3 Tablespoons of melted coconut oil and toss the popcorn in a bag with the dye to get the same pink effect
Directions:
Pop the popcorn with an air popper. (Or use plain bagged popcorn for ease – no butter popcorn.)
Lay the popcorn on two cookie sheets and spray lightly with the pink food spray. Turn over and coat the other side. Let dry as you prep the candy melts.
Place the candy melts each in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 25 seconds, stir, and reheat as needed. Add in 1/2 teaspoon or more of coconut oil to make the candy melts more loose and easily drizzled. Stir in a cotton candy extract if using.
Drizzle half of the candy melts over the popcorn, add sprinkles, let dry. Reheat the candy melts and toss the popcorn to coat the other side with the second drizzle.
Let dry completely before serving or packaging.
Unicorn Popcorn
Ingredients
- 6 cups popped popcorn
- Pink food spray*
- 1/2 cup pink candy melts, we used cotton candy flavored melts
- 1/2 cup blue candy melts
- 1-2 teaspoons coconut oil or shortening
- Pink and blue sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn with an air popper. (Or use plain bagged popcorn for ease - no butter popcorn.)
- Lay the popcorn on two cookie sheets and spray lightly with the pink food spray. Turn over and coat the other side. Let dry as you prep the candy melts.
- Place the candy melts each in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 25 seconds, stir, and reheat as needed. Add in 1/2 teaspoon or more of coconut oil to make the candy melts more loose and easily drizzled. Stir in cotton candy extract if using.
- Drizzle half of the candy melts over the popcorn, add sprinkles, let dry. Reheat the candy melts and toss the popcorn to coat the other side with the second drizzle.
- Let dry completely before serving or packaging.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Liz Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys cooking and baking, food photography, and reading.
Made this with kids at Lunch Bunch community feeding program & they LOVED it. Changed half of it for the boys to cameo-cowboy using melted chocolate almond bark or chips plus green melts & sprinkles. GREAT fun for all!!! Brandi
Just wondering how far in advance this can be made, I am going to make it for my daughters party but just trying work out some of the things I can make in advance
Was wondering the same!!
did you ever get an answer for this? I was also wondering if I could make this the night before
Did you end up making this for the party? I have The same question!
Hi. Where do I find the pink and blue candy melts cotton candy flavor? I am not having any luck. Thanks! Ginny
I am wondering if instead of candy melts which are pure saturated fat we could use some good quality chocolate of candy?
AMAZING. Just noticed this in someone’s roundup and thought I have to try that. Very fun and yummy looking too.
Did ANYONE get an answer about MAKING THIS POPCORN AHEAD of time? I am needing to do that. PLEASE RESPOND.
This is an awesome idea for a sleepover especially when it is unicorn themed. And one question where do you buy food spray?
USE COTTON CANDY EXTRACT
How far advanced can I make this?
making popcorn is so simple, I couldn’t imagine finding something so criative. thanks a lot.
Which brand of cotton Candy candy melt si you use? I can’t find that anywhere.