With the weather in Georgia doing freaky things, like snow and ice storms, we’ve been stuck in the house for days on end, giving us plenty of time to try new ideas. My son has always been a huge fan of flavored popcorn, but I haven’t been a huge fan of the price. The last time I decided to stop in a store and surprise the kids with a batch, I took one look at the $20 a pound price tag and decided they could do without. Having plenty of time on my hands during the snow storm allowed me to search for a flavored popcorn recipe. When I found it I couldn’t believe how easy it was to whip up a batch for a fraction of the cost. Can you believe the “secret” is flavored gelatin? I halved the amount of popcorn used and kept the amount of gelatin in my picture above which made mine very sweet and a darker color. The next time I make the popcorn I will follow the directions exactly. You can use any flavor of gelatin you want and mix it up to make a rainbow of flavors. If you want to get fancy, throw in some nuts or candy. The original recipe also called for baking the popcorn 10 minutes after the gelatin mixture was added. I recommend not doing this because the popcorn will burn. No one likes burnt popcorn, except maybe the birds.
- 10 cups popped popcorn
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 pkg. (3 oz.) Flavored Gelatin of your choice
- Place butter and corn syrup in a sauce pan on medium heat and stir until melted. Reduce heat to low and add brown sugar. Mix well and allow to simmer for two minutes. Add gelatin and pour the gelatin mixture over the popcorn. Mix until the popcorn is evenly coated. Allow to set for fifteen minutes before serving.
We created a DIY Popcorn Bar a It was a lifesaver because not only were we snowed in, we caught the flu. Seriously, how lucky were we to have both of these things happen at once? If you are looking for some movies to watch with your family, why not try some of these titles that help teach kids about inspiration, teamwork and competition?
What are your favorite indoor activities for snowy days? Please share them with me!
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After seeing ‘Donna Martin’ dip popcorn into ice cream on the original version of the TV series, ‘Beverly Hills 90210″, I always wanted to find a way to make a cookies-and-cream flavored popcorn!
I love pop corn and sweet flavors are the best. I will try some of this.
Love this idea. I can think of a few new flavors to make with popcorn, Thanks for the recipe
I love the idea of a popcorn bar! That is so creative. Definitely nice for a Netflix kinda night, which we have a lot in our house. 🙂
Perfect snack and I totally loooove popcorns! Yummy!
Thanks for sharing this awesome popcorn recipe and We also ditched cable and LOVE our Netflix..isn’t it awesome…?? Thanks for a great post…
That sounds like such a fun night. My kids would really enjoy that.
I love flavored popcorn. A great idea for movie night.
My kids would love how sweet this is! I usually just dye the butter and spray it on 🙂
This looks great! I’ve never thought about adding anything but butter to popcorn. I will definitely have to try it!
I love this idea and would love to try this recipe. It will be great for the holidays next year too. It is a keeper. Thanks!
You had me at popcorn! I will have to try this!
YUM! What an easy way to make flavored popcorn- thanks for sharing!
I’ve always wanted to try these flavored popcorns but keep forgetting to try them. Pinning this to try later!
My husband loves popcorn. I think that is definitely his favorite snack. So, naturally, we love having popcorn {and we all make ours a different way}.
Cherry-flavored popcorn sounds so interesting! I’m sure it was a hit though 😉
What a brilliant idea! The cherry flavor sounds amazing!
Cool. I now need to have a movie night with the kids so I can try this (for them of course!;)
Oh I never thought to use gelatin to make flavored popcorn, very good idea!!
WOW that looks delish. I would love it for our movie night.
Cherry flavored popcorn? I want to try! Sounds so delicious, what a great idea.
This sounds so good. I love flavored popcorn.
Love the idea of flavor popcorn! We usually only have cinnamon and sugar added in ours. We enjoying playing boardgames also.
YUM! This looks like a delicious treat!!!
That is so simple – I’ll have to try this! My suggestion for a day in is exactly what you do – curl up and watch Netflix. I wish I had a more creative suggestion, but I have so much going on that I love love love just getting a chance to sit, LOL. Oh, and browse the Internet, too! 😉
i’d pay you $20 to send me a pound! YUM!
My son would love this! We use an all-natural beet colored gelatin mix to color his pineapple, so I bet it would work great for popcorn too!
Now that sounds yummy! Different and yummy!
What a fantastic idea, I wouldn’t have thought about making flavoured popcorn, what a great idea! x
Looks yummy! I make a salted caramel popcorn that is so easy and the kids love it!
That is an awesome idea. It looks so good and I bet my kids would love this.
Looks like a great night! I LOVE Netflix for movie nights!
Flavored gelatin huh? I have some in my cabinet and never thought about using it for flavored popcorn! What a great idea!
Who would have thought gelatin was the answer? This is really handy know-how for our next movie night!
My son is a popcorn addict so he would love to make this with me. I want to make it because it looks so cool!!
That is such a great idea!!! The possibilities are endless! We love Netfilx, too.
Great idea! We love popcorn during our family movie nights! This would totally kick it up a notch.
we only make home made popcorn but this recipe is certainly a twist. i’ll have to come out of my comfort zone and try it!
Wow! Neat idea. Never thought of making popcorn like this.. it looks delicious! I have to try this out.
I haven’t heard of anyone using flavored gelatin to jazz up their popcorn. With the variety of flavors available, there certainly would be an endless amount of combinations.
This is a great treat to enjoy Netflix movies with. I would be lost without Netflix and I really enjoy watching its movies with my boys.
Seriously surprised at the secret ingredient too!! Glad you made up your own for a fraction of the cost. 🙂
My mom made flavored popcorn like this all the time whenever I had a party with my friends. It was seriously a hit! I have to do this with my own kids soon! I can’t believe i’ve never done it with them before.
This is such a neat idea to try out new flavors! My kids will love this and it will be fun to see what we can come up with!
oh, what a cool flavor idea pam!! looks amazing!
I can’t wait to make our own flavored popcorn at home! Great idea to use the Jello!
It would be so fun experimenting with various flavors of gelatin. I bet the kids would love this recipe.
I will def have to try this!
Those look so yummy. I think we like watching a great movie at home on snowy days.
Cherry popcorn sounds wonderful! I love how easy it is to mix things up with flavored gelatin.
That popcorn bar sounds like so much fun. I need to try this on our next Netflix night!
We love flavored popcorn in our family, it is our easy to go to treat, THANKS for sharing! love this recipe!
This looks wonderful! I’m a huge fan of popcorn any which way. I have got to try this! Thanks!
Oh boy, this just opened up all kinds of opportunities for treats! Thanks for the tip on gelatin!
Yum! I love popcorn, and this sounds great! We watch tv or movies, or play games when snowed in.
I’ll definitely have to give this a try. I never would have figured out it was gelatin. My kids LOVE popcorn and could eat it by the barrel. 🙂
On the plus side, having the flu and being snowed in meant that the virus stayed in your home and no visitors would be expected, so you could suffer together. Pass the tissues.
I love popcorn but I’ve never tried dressing it up before! Your recipe looks so good, you’re inspiring me to get creative for our next movie night!
delish!! great idea. I have been wanting to do a jalapenho popcorn but have no clue where to begin!
Also a white chocolate one, and you have given me a clue of where to start
Nice. I never thought of cherry! Thanks
I love popcorn! This is such a fun way to make flavored popcorns, I’ve never thought to do this.
Wow-that is easy to make-and I could try using sugar free gelatin to make it a little better for diabetics. I do love popcorn and it would be nice to have my favorite food group of all time (jello) incorporated! Thank you!
Love the DIY popcorn bar. Such a great way to have a fun family night in.
What fun! I had no idea how this is done. Thanks for sharing the easy steps. I Pinned this to my “cooking” board, too!
What a great idea! I would’ve never thought to use Jello to flavor popcorn.
That is a great idea. I’ve never done anything to popcorn!
Never thought of making my own flavour like this i would love cherry.
oh yummy = cherry popcorn sounds nice and sweet!
This sounds GREAT! I would never have thought about making Cherry Flavored popcorn, but it does sound very good.
What a neat idea. I never would have thought to do something like this, but I betcha the kids would love it.