Strawberry Popcorn is a tasty treat with fluffy popcorn tossed with freeze-dried strawberry powder and topped with strawberry white chocolate drizzle and sprinkles. Perfect for Valentine's Day, birthday parties, baby showers, and pink parties. Makes great homemade gifts, too!
For more fun strawberry treats, try Stuffed Strawberry Cheesecake Bites and Red, White, and Blue Fruit Kabobs.
❤️You're Going to Love This
- Fluffy popcorn with a pretty pink color, sweet-savory flavors, strawberry white chocolate drizzle, and sprinkles.
- Easy gourmet popcorn you can make right at home.
- Great snack option for movie night or game night
- Perfect for baby showers, Barbie parties, weddings, or breast cancer awareness special events
🍓Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full list of ingredients and exact amounts.
- Microwave popcorn. I used Orville Redenbacher's Naturals Light Simply Salted Microwave Popcorn without butter.
- Freeze-dried strawberries. Freeze-dried strawberries are frozen, dehydrated berries with intense flavor, vibrant red color, and no artificial flavors or artificial color. When ground, their powder adds sweet strawberry flavor and pretty pink color to the popcorn and white chocolate drizzle.
- White chocolate. Use white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate bar.
- Oil. Add a little vegetable oil to the chocolate so it's smooth and easy to drizzle. I use canola oil. You can also use coconut oil or shortening.
🥭Substitutions or Variations
- Store-bought or homemade popcorn. You can also pop your own popcorn kernels on the stove top or in an air popper, or use a bag of pre-made white popcorn from the grocery store. For sweeter flavor, you can also use kettle corn.
- Freeze-dried fruit. Try different fruity flavors -- freeze-dried raspberries, blueberries, mangoes, or peaches are all great options!
🥣How to Make Strawberry Popcorn
Step 1: Grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder in a blender or food processor. Place popcorn in a large mixing bowl and gradually toss it with ¼ cup of the strawberry powder until well coated. Pour the popcorn onto a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.
Step 2: Melt the white chocolate and oil in the microwave in 30-second increments until smooth. Stir in 2 tablespoons of freeze-dried strawberry powder until well combined.
Drizzle the pink chocolate over the popcorn. Add sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet. Allow it to set until firm, about 30 minutes, then break it into clusters.
☑️Tips
- Use store-bought bagged popcorn, microwave popcorn, or homemade popcorn
- If the melted chocolate is too thick to drizzle, add a little more oil.
🎁Storage
Store strawberry popcorn in an airtight container or freezer bag in a cool, dry place for 3-5 days.
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📖 Recipe
Strawberry Popcorn
Ingredients
Strawberry Popcorn
- 4.5 cups popped popcorn without butter I use Orville Redenbacher's Naturals Light Simply Salted Microwave Popcorn
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
Strawberry White Chocolate Drizzle
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries
- sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Grind 1 ½ cups freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor or blender into a fine powder. You should get about 6 tablespoons of strawberry powder.
- Prepare the popcorn and place it into a large bowl. Gradually add ¼ cup of the strawberry powder to the popcorn, tossing as you go until it is all coated and pink. Spread the popcorn into an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Microwave the white chocolate and oil in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until smooth. Stir in 2 tablespoons of strawberry powder until well combined.
- Drizzle the strawberry white chocolate over the pink popcorn. If desired, add sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet. Set aside until firm, about 30 minutes. Break into clusters and enjoy!
Notes
- Use store-bought bagged popcorn, microwave popcorn, or homemade popcorn
- If the melted chocolate is too thick to drizzle, add a little more oil.
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