Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn Recipe
Jan 22, 2024, Updated Dec 14, 2024
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My cinnamon sugar popcorn recipe is the best sweet and salty treat. Transform bagged popcorn into the perfect snack for movie night, game night, party, or a sweet snack. Easy to make, simple ingredients, this is a popcorn recipe you will want to make over and over.
Looking for a simple snack? This sweet popcorn recipe is so easy to make and totally delicious! The combination of buttery bagged popcorn is complimented with a sweet cinnamon sugar mixture.
My neighbor shared this recipe with me and now I seriously can’t get enough of this popcorn! It’s easy, sweet and salty, and just so good. Now when I share it with friends and family, they always ask for the recipe.
If you are a popcorn fan like me, be sure to check out this cheesy popcorn and kettle corn recipe.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- So easy. This is a fast and delicious snack perfect for a movie night, party, or holiday gathering.
- Minimal ingredients. You can make this recipe with just four ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.
Ingredients
- Popcorn – I like using a bag of popcorn because it’s easy. I also recommend using the butter flavored popcorn for more flavor.
- Butter – Unsalted butter is used to make the cinnamon glaze.
- Sugar – Granulated sugar adds sweetness to the popcorn.
- Cinnamon – Ground cinnamon is used to add the wonderful cinnamon flavor.
How to make cinnamon sugar popcorn
Step one: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Microwave popcorn according to the bag directions.
Step two: Carefully pour the cooked popcorn in a large bowl. Try to remove any popcorn kernels that didn’t get popped.
Step three: Melt butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a small saucepan.
Step four: Pour the butter mixture over the popcorn. Stir or toss to coat the popcorn. Bake for about 10 minutes. Let cool for 5-10 minutes for before serving.
Heather’s recipe tips
- If you want your popcorn extra sweet, you can double the butter, sugar, cinnamon glaze.
- Don’t want to use the stove? You can melt the butter, sugar, cinnamon mixture in a bowl in the microwave.
- Feeding a crowd? This makes about 8 cups of popcorn. You can easily double the whole recipe if you have more people to serve or want leftovers.
- Use your favorite popcorn. If you don’t like butter flavor, use plain popcorn.
How to store cinnamon sugar popcorn
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Cinnamon sugar popcorn FAQ’s
Since we are using bagged popcorn for this recipe, you will add the sugar mixture after it’s popped.
Baking the popcorn for several minutes helps to keep it from being too soggy.
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Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1 bag popped popcorn or about 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Pop one bag of popcorn in the microwave. Carefully remove from the microwave and pour the popcorn into a large bowl. Remove any uncooked popcorn kernels.
- Place butter in a small saucepan. Add in sugar and cinnamon. Heat over medium heat. Stir until the butter is melted.
- Drizzle the butter mixture over the popcorn and toss the popcorn to coat. Spread the popcorn out on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for the popcorn for 10 minutes. Remove, let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
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- If you want your popcorn extra sweet, you can double the butter, sugar, cinnamon glaze.
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- Don’t want to use the stove? You can melt the butter, sugar, cinnamon mixture in a bowl in the microwave.
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- Feeding a crowd? This makes about 8 cups of popcorn. You can easily double the whole recipe if you have more people to serve or want leftovers.
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- Use your favorite popcorn. If you don’t like butter flavor, use plain popcorn.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
