Grinch Popcorn

This festive green Grinch Popcorn will be an instant hit - with kids and adults alike, at your next How The Grinch Stole Christmas movie night!

Course Christmas, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword grinch popcorn, grinch recipes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings

Calories 267kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Prepare a large rimmed baking sheet (cookie sheet) by lining with parchment paper or wax paper. You can also put the parchment paper down on a clean countertop as well.
Place the popped popcorn into a large bowl.
10 cups popped popcorn
Melt the butter inside a saucepan, over low-medium heat. Once melted, add the mini marshmallow and continuously stir until they are completely melted and it's a smooth mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract until combined.
6 tablespoons butter, 6 cups mini marshmallows, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring it while you add the green gel food coloring.
green gel food coloring
Pour the green marshmallow mixture over top the popcorn inside the mixing bowl. Stir it well with a wooden spoon until all the popcorn is well coated and green.
Spread the grinch popcorn onto the parchment paper. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup mini marshmallows over top along with the red M&M's.
1 cup mini marshmallows, 1/2 cup red M&M's
Allow the popcorn to cool, at room temperature, before serving.

Spreading the marshmallow-coated popcorn can get really sticky! Spraying your hands lightly with cooking spray before handling the mixture will help. You can also spray the wooden spoon or rubber spatula with cooking spray to help spread it out onto the parchment paper.

Be sure to have the popcorn popped and inside the bowl before you melt the butter and marshmallows, or it could harden before you have the chance to pour it over the popcorn.

Add the food coloring in small increments - like one small drop at a time and start with one drop. Otherwise, the marshmallow mixture could clump up and you might end up with really green popcorn.