Gooey Halloween Popcorn Crunch – Popcorn, pretzels, candy corn, almonds, and cereal all mixed up in the most wonderfully addicting sugar coating!
You MUST make this! You will probably want to make this more than once if you do! Make this for friends, co-workers, teachers, and your kids, and they will LOVE you! Then make a batch on Halloween night to hand out to your favorite trick-or-treaters!
It’s like caramel popcorn seriously kicked up a notch!
I bagged some up and took them to our good friends’ house. Cute little packages tied up in strings….one of my favorite things!
It is super easy to whip up. To make it even easier, use pre-popped popcorn…put everything in a BIG bowl and stir in the sugar coating. Spread it out on a sheet pan and try very hard to resist snacking before it is all set up!
- 6 cups popcorn (I used pre-popped Kettle corn)
- 4 cups pretzel sticks
- 2 to 3 tbsp sprinkles
- 2 cups Protein Cheerios (Cinnamon Almond flavor)
- ¾ cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup candy corn
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1½ sticks butter
- In a LARGE bowl, mix popcorn, pretzels, sprinkles, Cheerios, and almonds.
- In a saucepan, heat sugar, corn syrup, and butter to 234 degrees while frequently stirring. (Mixture will be boiling and foamy for about 2 minutes while reaching this temperature).
- Remove from heat.
- CAREFULLY pour sugar mixture into bowl over popcorn mix.
- Stir to coat evenly.
- Mix in candy corn.
- Spread out onto wax paper lined sheet pan to cool and set up for a few hours.
- Break up and store in an air tight container or storage bag.
Here’s another version without popcorn:
Ronda says
September 30, 2014 at 9:55 amI was just thinking to make something like this for my daughter’s party at school. This is wonderful. Pinned.
Jaren says
September 30, 2014 at 1:10 pmThanks Ronda! This would be perfect for a class party. A little will go a long way with kids too!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
September 30, 2014 at 10:39 pmOh I love all things popcorn, this looks like such a fun snack!
Jaren says
October 4, 2014 at 9:46 amThank you Jessica!
ATasteOfMadness says
October 1, 2014 at 9:51 pmYum! I love all these Halloween recipes coming out!
Jaren says
October 4, 2014 at 9:45 amThank You!!
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
October 4, 2014 at 8:19 amWhat a fun and delicious snack! Pinned!
Jaren says
October 4, 2014 at 9:43 amThanks Jen!
Beth @ The First Year says
October 5, 2014 at 7:23 amThose treat bags, SO CUTE!!
Lise Ode says
October 7, 2014 at 3:42 pmMy kids will love this!
Jaren says
October 8, 2014 at 9:48 amYes they will! Thanks Lise!
Diane {Created by Diane} says
October 10, 2014 at 10:16 pmlooks like a perfect salty sweet snack for Halloween
Jaren says
October 11, 2014 at 7:57 amThanks Diane!
susan @ the wimpy vegetarian says
October 10, 2014 at 11:21 pmWhat a perfect treat for Halloween!
Jaren says
October 11, 2014 at 7:57 amThanks Susan!
Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says
October 11, 2014 at 3:54 pmIt’s unfortunate that we can’t give out home made treats to the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood. That being said, not being able to do so just means that we can eat the whole batch ourselves. 😀
heather imus says
October 26, 2014 at 2:18 pmJust made this… so yummy!!!
Pamela Dill says
September 1, 2016 at 2:37 pmWhere did you get the little cups and ribbon? Adorable!
Jaren says
September 1, 2016 at 10:33 pmHi Pamela! I found those on the seasonal isle at Walmart last year. I’m a sucker for cute holiday stuff!!
Diana says
October 19, 2018 at 4:22 pmThis is so delicious looking and you could put in a different candy for other holidays. Sorry but my mind is running in full gear as I’m not fond of candy corn, but oh the possibilities. Thank you so much.
Jaren says
October 20, 2018 at 7:19 amThanks for visiting Diana!!