Cinnamon Heart Popcorn

I have made this recipe…and we love it. But, I have made it at Christmas time with the smell of cinnamon in the house in keeping with the season! I also put it into a big brown paper bag and shake it very hard to get the candy to distribute more evenly without handling the hot candy….then spread it on the cookie sheet as well as possible and pop it into the oven for a bit. Cool and break up and store airtight if there is any left!! Grandkids love it too.

This is a good recipe if you want a really sweet, cinnamon popcorn. I prefer mine to be a little more spicy, but my kids and my husband loved it. I did have it on the stove longer then anticipated as it took a long time to melt the red hots. After they melted, then I boiled for five minutes. I also didn’t bother with the parchment paper or the bowl. I put all the popcorn in a prepared roasting pan which I kept in the oven as another reviewer suggested, and then poured the boiling candy over it. I mixed it up before putting it in the oven and about four times while it was in the oven. Thanks for the yummy (and easy) recipe!!

I just finished my first tester batch of these. I went down to 2 servings (1 cup popcorn) and ended up using almost 2 cups popcorn. I left it cooking at 300 for half hour and they were perfectly crisp! The coating was enough to not get stuck in your teeth and a nice subtle touch of cinnamon. I’m making this for valentines!

Only used 1/2 cup of butter-couldn’t bring myself to use more. I popped almost a cup of kernels for the recipe and it was still very strong tasting. It looks very ‘Chirstmasy’, too. I will make this again.

I loved this recipe. I could not find Red Hots so I used 1 1/2 Cups Hard Cinnamon Fire Jolly Ranchers. They worked just fine. I also used just 1/2 Cup butter. Did everything else the same. Can’t wait to try some of the other flavors of Jolly Ranchers. Thank you for a very fun recipe.

This is extra yummy! All my kids couldn’t keep out of it.

I was so shocked at how much I liked this! My granddaughters loved it, too! I wanted to make something for their swim day, but my store didn’t have the regular red hots. I used Hot Tamales, which look more like a gel capsule for vitamins! They didn’t quite melt well, and that is exactly what they loved about this! I made only half a batch, and it took a whole tray lined with parchment for the baking part. I did pop my own corn, using nearly 4 tablespoons of kernals for the batch. Now I have an order to make this again very soon. I started something here! Or should I say that CLField did! Thank you!

This tasty treat is spectacular. I have made it many times now and am so pleased. I LOVE Red Hots. This popcorn is delicately coated in the cinnamon confection and is a breeze to make. I agree with RMSR, the butter can be cut. I’ve experimented and think that 1/2 cup butter is best with about 1/4 cup more cinnamon candies. Enjoy!!!

This was very good, a great way to use up leftover candy hearts. The other reviewer said she had problems with the length of time baking in the oven along with the pocorn being chewy, I belive that is because she used honey and not the corn syrup. But I do agree that the butter can be cut down to 1/4 cup, I found that to be enough for the coating. I also sugest that you keep the popcorn warm in the oven until you are ready to pour on the candy, this will help it to coat more even when you stir it in.

The only changes were to use honey instead of corn syrup (didn’t have any) and only one cup of the hearts. I thought the flavour of the candies came through well enough this way. I did bake them longer than 30 minutes (closer to an hour) but they’re still quite sticky (set, but not completely- was afraid to burn them if left longer). There was still an excess amount of the coating after the baking stage, which left the popcorn chewy, not crunchy. I would use more popcorn next time and maybe a little less butter as they were greasy.