One of my favorite activities during the holidays is making cute treats that I can share with others. I’m using the term “holidays” loosely because I start the “holiday celebration” in October with Halloween. I may not be much for decorating the outside (or inside) of my house for Halloween. If I remember to put my cute Halloween wreath on the door, I feel like that’s a win. But when it comes to baking and cooking, I’m all over it. Preparing recipes that are easy but fun, like this Slime Popcorn Recipe, are an essential part of my cooking repertoire. I found the recipe in a Woman’s Day magazine long ago and have been making it ever since.
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Slime Popcorn Recipe
This is one of those recipes that looks cute placed in clear treat bags, tied with an orange, black, or neon green ribbon and given as treats. Plus, it has only five ingredients, most of which are pantry staples, and takes around ten minutes to make. The one ingredient you probably won’t have on hand is the candy eyeballs. I used these Candy Eyeballs . You can find them at craft stores, like Michaels or Hobby Lobby or on Amazon. During the Halloween season, you can usually find them at big box stores, like Walmart or Target, in their Halloween baking section.
To prepare the recipe quickly, I usually use a bag of microwave popcorn, but it can be popped from scratch if you prefer. I like to use the popcorn without butter in the recipe, but any sort will do. One quick tip: Be sure to remove the unpopped kernels before mixing the popcorn and other ingredients. No one wants to bite down on a kernel while they’re eating.
I recommend using a paste food coloring because it will provide a more intense color, but any type of green food coloring will do. If you have neon green food coloring, that’s perfect. If not, just add the food coloring into the marshmallow mixture until you reach your desired color. Always start with only a few drops (2 to 3) and add more as needed. You can always make the color darker, but you can’t make it lighter if you’ve added too much food coloring!
Here’s what you need to make it:
8 ounces marshmallows (mini or regular, your choice)
1/4 cup butter, melted (or use an equal amount of dairy-free butter)
1 bag of microwave popcorn, prepared as directed on package
green food coloring
candy eyeballs
Here’s how to prepare it
1. Pop the bag of microwave popcorn as directed on package. Set aside.
2. Place butter into a microwave safe mixing bowl. Place in microwave for 30 seconds or until melted.
3. Add marshmallows to butter mixture. Microwave 30 seconds. Stir the marshmallow-butter mixture. If the mixture is not completely melted, return it to the microwave for 30 more seconds. Remove and stir until blended.
4. Add green food coloring to the marshmallow mixture until you reach the desired shade of green.
5. Stir the popcorn into the marshmallow mixture until the popcorn is coated.
6. Spread the popcorn mixture onto a sheet of waxed paper. Immediately sprinkle candy eyeballs over the top of the popcorn mixture.
7. Allow popcorn mixture 10 to 15 minutes to dry before placing in bags.
Printable Recipe
- 8 ounces marshmallows (mini or regular, your choice)
- 1/4 cup butter, melted (or use an equal amount of dairy-free butter)
- 1 bag of microwave popcorn, prepared as directed on package
- green food coloring
- candy eyeballs
- Pop the bag of microwave popcorn as directed on package. Set aside.
- Place butter into a microwave safe mixing bowl. Place in microwave for 30 seconds or until melted.
- Add marshmallows to butter mixture. Microwave 30 seconds. Stir the marshmallow-butter mixture. If the mixture is not completely melted, return it to the microwave for 30 more seconds. Remove and stir until blended.
- Add green food coloring to the marshmallow mixture until you reach the desired shade of green.
- Stir the popcorn into the marshmallow mixture until the popcorn is coated.
- Spread the popcorn mixture onto a sheet of waxed paper. Immediately sprinkle candy eyeballs over the top of the popcorn mixture.
- Allow popcorn mixture 10 to 15 minutes to dry before placing in bags.
This slime popcorn recipe is perfect for preparing with kids. It’s one of those recipes that can be made as a family and help instill a love of cooking in children. Easy, fun, and family-friendly. What more could you ask for in a recipe?
Have you ever tried the Slime Popcorn recipe? What is your favorite Halloween treat?
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Oh my goodness this looks awesome my kids would love this as they adore slime and popcorn!
This would be so much fun to make with the kiddos. I think that they would love it and the process of making it!
Eww that is so gross and awesome at the same time! I would love to make some batches of this!
This is such a fun recipe for the Halloween holiday. My kids would definitely love to make this for the spooky factor.
Popcorn has a universal appeal. This twist with the slime makes it even more interesting, especially with kids.Need to try this out at our home.
Woah! This is just in time for me to try out before the Halloween season. I think, we can add this up. The slime makes it really look spooky.
I love this snack idea! This would be such a fun way to make popcorn be even better during a Halloween family movie night. Thanks for the idea!
My girls are obsessed with slime and popcorn. If I made this, they would lose their minds!
Slime popcorn??? This sounds gross and amazing all at the same time!! HA!! Great recipe!!
How fun is this! Perfect for my boys! We have movie nights and this would be perfect on our scary movie nights! LOVE it!
How cute is that? I have three nephews who are about 7 years old who would love this!
Ha! My kids would just love this!!!! They love anything slime related right now 🙂
OK now this is an interesting popcorn recipe – it sounds like it would be perfect for putting together for Halloween! Very spooky!
I love this halloween treat idea. My daughters love slime so they would get a kick out of eating slime popcorn.
This is the coolest! My kids love slime, so they’d get a kick out of the popcorn. I need to make this for our next movie night.
What a fab idea! My kids would love to do this for halloween! What a fab addition to our halloween party, the kids will go crazy!
Popcorn is wonderful and such a simple and easy treat to make. Plus cheap. Adding all the fun stuff on top and mixed in is fun for everyone to enjoy.