A Pop of Color: 3 Ways to Create Colorful Popcorn
Reasons to Color Your Popcorn
Kids know it’s a thrill to eat brightly colored treats. It might be a refreshing blue raspberry Sno-Kone® from the local concession stand. Or imagine the smiles eating bright pink cupcakes at a birthday party. There’s just something special when you’re enjoying a colorful snack. So why not pop up the color on your popcorn?
Popcorn can be made even more fun by adding colors. Not only that, but it can be more profitable too. Color sells. It stimulates appetite, attracts attention, and accents the flavor. Color connects with holidays, events, and brand promotions. It is a simple way to boost sales and keep customers coming back for more.
Using Glaze Pop® to Color Popcorn
With the right products, colored popcorn is very easy to make. One popular one to try is Glaze Pop. This mix is added straight to the kettle with the corn and oil. You’ll love how easy it is to use Glaze Pop! In an 8-oz kettle, simply heat up the kettle for 5 minutes. Add your corn and oil. Next, pour in 4-oz of Glaze Pop. Then close the kettle lid and allow to pop. When rapid popping stops, dump the popcorn out of the kettle. Glaze Pop comes in multiple colors/flavors:
- Blue Raspberry
- Cherry Pink
- Grape
- Red Cinnamon
- Caramel
- Chocolate
- Banana (bulk only)
- Pina Colada (bulk only)
- Red Strawberry (bulk only)
The texture is a light, crispy candy coating. Unlike traditional caramel corn, which can be thick or sticky, Glaze Pop forms a delicate shell. The finish is smooth and provides just the right amount of crunch.
Make Vivid Colors with Signature Blends®
Signature Blends are a way to create bright colors and bold flavors for your popcorn. It can be used either in a cooker mixer or in the kettle. Although the secret is to use Compound S, which helps reduce burning of the sugars in the kettle.
Here’s the process. First, add the kernels and oil to the popper. Wait approximately 45-60 seconds then add the Compound S, sugar, and Signature Blends. Allow to pop, then dump kettle and stir with scoops.
To make in the cooker mixer, you will use white coconut oil, Basic Corn Treats Mix, white sugar, and 12-oz of water. After heating and mixing those ingredients thoroughly, you will add ¼ cup of Signature Blends. Then add 5 gallons of popped popcorn and allow to coat and mix. Find the full recipe with ingredients and instructions here.
Signature Blends comes in flavors and color-only applications. Here are some of the varieties to explore:
- Banana
- Birthday Cake
- Black Cherry
- Blue Raspberry
- Blueberry
- Grape
- Green Apple
- Lemon
- Orange
- Red Cherry
- Red Hot Cinnamon
- Strawberry
- Toffee
- Vanilla
- Black (color-only)
- Blue (color-only)
- Green (color-only)
- Red (color-only)
This is a thicker glaze than Glaze Pop. Thickness will vary depending on the preparation method used. The flavor is bold and consistent while the texture draws out that classic popcorn crunch.
Shake It Up with Color Pop Salt
If you just want a hint of color, colored popcorn salt may be just right! These salts just replace your plain popcorn salt. Colors include:
This does not impact the texture of the popcorn. It is simply colored salt that brings the color to the popcorn. It is a simple way to add a pop of color to salted popcorn.
Bring the magic of color to your popcorn using any of these techniques. It will be fun and rewarding!
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