Unicorn popcorn and soda floats will keep the kids keen for an epic movie night at home! Who doesn’t want to try unicorn popcorn?! What is unicorn popcorn? Unicorn popcorn is a popcorn flavour explosion of sweet and salty with colourful sugar syrup, sprinkles, nuggles, and marshmallows!
As for the soda floats, we’re keeping it traditional – pick your soda flavour and pick your ice cream of choice and enjoy!
Ingredients:
For the Unicorn Popcorn:
• 250 ml (1 c) granulated white sugar
• 60 ml (¼ c) water
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) butter
• Food colouring of your choice
• 1 pack plain microwave popcorn or 8 cups popcorn, popped
• 6-8 marshmallows, chopped
• 250 ml (1 c) chocolate nuggles or Cadbury Whispers or Tumbles – we used fudge, raisin and shortbread
• 60 ml (¼ c) sprinkles of your choice
For the soda floats:
• 2 litre (8 c) carbonated soft drink of your choice
• 2 litre ice cream of your choice
• 125 ml (½ c) maraschino cherries
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) sprinkles of your choice
Directions:
For the Unicorn Popcorn:
Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Once the sugar is dissolved, stop stirring and allow to gently boil for about five minutes, then add the butter and remove from the heat.
Now you can colour the sugary syrup with your favourite colours.
We divided the sugary syrup into three small bowls (be careful not to burn yourself, as sugar becomes extremely hot – ask an adult to help you here) and we used blue, yellow and green food colouring to dye the syrup.
Pour the sugary syrup over the popcorn while it is still warm and mix through.
Now add the marshmallows, chocolate covered balls and sprinkles to your popcorn.
For the soda floats:
Pour the soda into your glasses – do not fill them up too much, as they will overflow when you add the ice cream.
Scoop some of the ice cream into the glasses. Top with cherries and sprinkles.
Source: https://foodloversmarket.co.za/recipe; recipe adjusted
