If you’re looking for a unique red, white, and blue recipe to serve at a 4th of July party – or other patriotic event like Flag Day or Memorial Day – give this fun recipe a try.

About The Recipe: Patriotic Popcorn

Making candied popcorn at home is quite easy.

Make a Jell-O based candy mixture on the stovetop

Pour it over popped popcorn

Bake for 10 minutes to harden

The most fun part of this particular recipe is that it can be made in so many different colors and flavors.

If you’re not from the U.S. or your flag is a different color, chances are you can find a Jell-O flavor that will work.

What Colors/Flavors Can I Make?

You can make virtually any color/flavor of popcorn using Jell-O (or other brand).

For red, you can use cherry, raspberry or strawberry Jell-O mix – or another red flavor.

Blue is a bit trickier.

I used Blue Raspberry Jell-O (the only blue I could find) and the first batch turned out green.

I tried it again, adding some blue food coloring – and it produced the blue you see in the photos.

What Kind Of Popcorn Should I Use?

While it’s cheaper to make your own popcorn at home, I like buying ready-popped bags of popcorn for this recipe.

Why?

Because no matter how hard I try, I never manage to remove all of the unpopped kernels from a batch of homemade popcorn.

While there still can be kernels in a bag of popcorn, it’s much less likely.

More Cheap Popcorn Recipes

Popcorn is one of the most budget-friendly foods out there, and it can be made in so many fun ways: