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This Zebra Popcorn is a fun and easy chocolate coated popcorn recipe that you can make at home with only 3 ingredients! It’s a copycat recipe of that expensive popcorn you find at the mall – but made at home anytime you want it.

popcorn in a white bowl covered in chocolate drizzle.


The classic store-bought Zebra Popcorn is caramel corn that is then coated in stripes of regular and white chocolate. That is how is gets its name – because is looks like a zebra! Since I wanted a fast (and easy!) snack, I prepared this recipe a little differently: I used store bought sweet & salty popcorn so you don’t have to make caramel corn from scratch! The crunch of the kettle corn and sweetness of the chocolate – a bowl of homemade popcorn is a great snack or dessert any day of the week, but especially on movie night.

purple popcorn bags next to regular and white chocolate melts.

Ingredients Needed

  • Popcorn: Use whatever popcorn you like best – if you can find a big bag of Kettle Corn (any brand) that’s best – but caramel corn works too.
  • Candy Melts – While many recipes call for a combination of white chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips, I don’t recommend using them because they’ll melt faster in your hands when eating. Look for candy melts in the baking aisle – Ghirardelli is the best. Traditionally this gourmet popcorn uses two types of melted chocolate: white chocolate and semi-sweet or milk chocolate.

Click to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!

popcorn on a baking sheet next to popcorn bags and chocolate melts.
popcorn on a baking sheet covered in chocolate drizzle.

How to make Popcornopolis Zebra Popcorn

  1. I like to cover my baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Spread your popcorn evenly over the cookie sheet.
  2. Melt both kinds of chocolate according to package directions (I like to do this in the microwave). Drizzle a ribbon of each chocolate over the top of the popcorn.
  3. Once it sets you can break it up and eat it!
popcorn on a baking sheet covered in chocolate drizzle.

Storing Zebra Popcorn

Store in an airtight container for up to a week. I do not recommend freezing it.

Expert Tips

  • Be sure to check the popcorn and remove any unpopped kernels before coating with chocolate.
  • I use a sandwich bag to drizzle my chocolate: All you need to do it cut the tip off of a corner of the bag and drizzle!
  • Use the kinds of chocolate you like – mix and match your favorites.
  • You could even add peanuts or any sort of candy or anything you like along with the popcorn.
popcorn in a white bowl covered in chocolate drizzle.

Zebra Popcorn Recipe

3.94 from 15 votes
Easy DIY Zebra Popcorn has just 3 ingredients and starts with Kettle Corn for an easy treat!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 20 minutes
Yield 10 servings
Serving Size 1 serving
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Ingredients
 

  • 6 ounces already popped popcorn (see note)
  • 5 ounces white chocolate candy melts
  • 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate candy melts
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Instructions

  • Spread Kettle Corn on a large cookie sheet that's been covered with parchment paper.
  • Melt both candy coating according to package directions. Place each in a small sandwich bag.
  • Cut the tip off the white chocolate and drizzle all over the popcorn. Repeat with semi-sweet chocolate.
  • Chill until set, about 20 minutes. Break up pieces and serve. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes

  • You can make your own caramel corn for this if you prefer but starting with pre-popped is so much easier. Use your favorite brand and flavor of popcorn – either caramel corn or kettle corn.
  • Be sure to store it in an airtight container.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Dorothy Kern

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41 Comments

  2. Awwww, so sweet. I want some yee-bra popcorn too. And I know what you mean about teary eyed Dorothy. My “baby” is going into third grade, and my oldest “baby” is going to be a sophomore in high school and takes driver’s ed this summer. I will be quite weepy in july and will need some yeebra popcorn then too!!!

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  3. aw I miss the little words too, my kid would say eeple instead of people and I loved it. And makin instead of bacon, and I still ask him if he wants some makin, and now he too rolls his eyes. where did our babies go? i think I need some yeebra popcorn to make it all better.

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    1. Oh, those words. For the longest time I forbade everyone to correct her. She lost the last one, her heart is “beeping” just recently. 🙁

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  5. Absolutely lovely. I’m glad your kid learned so much from an awesome teacher. As for the “I have a 2nd grader now”, I just about cried when I watched my 4th graders from LAST year graduate from 5th grade a couple of weeks ago. I can’t imagine what it’s like as a parent!

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