I am on the biggest lemon kick lately. Lemon everything! And we only have a few weeks to enjoy all the lemon summer flavors before the cravings for pumpkin and fall recipes start! This Lemon Popcorn is perfect for your weekend movie nights, or just a light delicious snack for the pool.
Serves: 15 people
Lemon Popcorn Recipe
This Lemon Popcorn is perfect for your weekend movie nights, or just a light delicious snack for the pool.
Ingredients
- 6 cups popped popcorn (you can use kettle corn but I just used plain popcorn).
- 1 bag white chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Lemon Glaze:
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 3 drops yellow food coloring
Instructions
- Pour 6 cups of popped popcorn into a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, pour white chocolate chips and microwave in 30 second increments stirring in between until smooth.
- Pour in vegetable oil and mix until combined to make mixture smoother, and easier to pour.
- Pour the melted chocolate over the popcorn and mix in carefully so the white chocolate evenly covers the popcorn.
- Spread the chocolate covered popcorn out on a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil until chocolate hardens.
- In a clean medium sized bowl, melt the butter until it is almost complete liquid.
- Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
- Mix until it creates a thick glaze.
- Add the lemon extract and food coloring.
- Mix until it is fully combined and the flavor and color is all mixed together.
- For a brighter yellow glaze, you can add a few more drops of food coloring.
- Drizzle the glaze over the white chocolate hardened popcorn.
- Let the glaze harden and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 219 kcal · Carbohydrates: 29 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 13 mg · Sodium: 48 mg · Potassium: 83 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 25 g · Vitamin A: 112 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 48 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Recipe Details
Learn the best way to meal plan for your family from our FREE mini course.
Learn More-
so i definitely am not a popcorn person but this lemon trick makes me want to try it again! thanks for sharing that idea!
-
When do you add the 1 T of fresh lemon juice? Does it go in with the melted chocolate? I love all the different recipes you post and have tried lots of them. Thanks
-
I was confused on the 1T of fresh lemon juice. Directions do not mention it. I added it to the chocolate and it seized up. So i tried recipe without it. Also felt the glaze was too thick and didn't drizzle very well.
-
-
The white chocolate was too much for me. I may try this again with just the lemon glaze...if I ever come out of the sugar coma ?.
