Dress up your St. Patrick’s Day with this Instant Pot Leprechaun Popcorn. Popcorn popped in coconut oil, drizzled with green chocolate, sprinkles and chocolate coated candies, you will be the cool parent this year!

No one will know it’s a gluten-free and soy free snack! Some might even say it’s the snack found in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Instant Pot Leprechaun Popcorn

Popcorn is a regular snack in our home. Whether it’s family movie night or just a midday snack, we love it! I wanted to make our snack extra special this St. Patty’s Day, so I went all out!

I grabbed my chocolates, food coloring, sprinkles and chocolate coated candies, along with a few other ingredients, and created this perfectly sweet Leprechaun Popcorn! The husband and I loved it as did the kids.

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Easy Instant Pot Leprechaun Popcorn

If you know me by now, you know I love holiday inspired recipes. Sweet or savory, you can always count me in.

I also let the boys help with parts of the recipe so they can begin to learn their way around the kitchen. It is a life skill I think we need to teach all children. Plus they love helping, so it works out nicely!

Soy Free Sweet Leprechaun Popcorn

If you are soy free and/or gluten-free, this is a safe treat the whole family can enjoy. I used soy free chocolate and candies. We like Chocolate No No’s, but you can use any brand you prefer. It tastes so good no one will even know it’s soy free!

What if I am not Soy Free

If you are not soy free, you can reach for green colored candy melts and skip the food coloring. Use M&Ms or other candies in replace of soy free candies. It’s very easy to adapt and tastes delicious either way!

Tips for Coloring The Chocolate for Leprechaun Popcorn

Adding food coloring to chocolate can always be a little tricky. Your chocolate may begin to harden after the food coloring is added. If it does, remain calm. Just add a tablespoon of coconut oil and microwave for around 15 seconds. Then whisk away until it is a smooth consistency.

How to Store Leprechaun Popcorn

I generally place the popcorn in an airtight container or a sealable bag. However, after about a day or two, the popcorn will become stale, and that’s for any popcorn. Don’t fret if you make a lot of popcorn and worried that it will stale if you and your family don’t eat it all. It is still good, the texture just changes.

Can you Freeze Leprechaun Popcorn

You can freeze this St Patrick’s Popcorn! Just spread out your popcorn onto baking trays that are lined with parchment paper or a siplat. Place in freezer for one hour, then remove and place in freezer bag and toss in freezer!

You can even eat the popcorn fresh out of the freezer or allow to thaw to room temperature!

Instant Pot Leprechaun Popcorn

Serves – 8 to 10

Ingredients

½ cup of PopCorn Kernels
2 tablespoon of Refined Coconut Oil
½ teaspoon of Salt
1 cup of Soy Free White Chocolate Chips
10 to 20 drops of Natural Green Food Color
1 cup of Green Candy Coated Chocolates (Choco No No’s for a soy free options)
½ cup of Assorted St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles (like Green and White Nonpareils, Green Clover and mini Gold Coin sprinkles)

Green Non-Pareils – 4 ounces Lime Green Non Pareils – 4 oz CK Products Non-Pareils White, 3.8 Oz.

Instructions

1) Turn the Instant Pot on the ‘Sauté’ mode. Let the Pot heat up for 2 to 3 minutes or until the display shows ‘HOT’.

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2) Add the refined coconut oil and let it shimmer. Turn the insert so that the entire bottom is covered in oil.

3) Add the corn kernels and mix well with a spatula, making sure every kernel is coated with the oil.

4) Keep stirring for 30 to 45 seconds.

5) Cover the instant pot with a clear instant pot cover (not the heavy instant pot lid).

6) The kernels will start popping after approximately 2 minutes. Let it continue popping for another 3 to 4 minutes.

7) Then switch off the pot and let the residual heat pop the remaining kernels.

8) Add salt and give it a good mix before pouring it out in a large bowl. Let the popcorn cool for 3 to 4 minutes.

9) While the popcorn is cooling, melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave in bursts of 15 seconds, till completely melted and smooth and glossy. Save ¼ cup of the melted white chocolate in a small Ziploc baggie and add the green food color to the rest and mix well.

10) Pour the green chocolate over the cooled popcorn and toss to coat. Add half of the sprinkles and let it adhere to the chocolate coated popcorn. Pour it out on the serving bowl or platter.

11) If the white chocolate in the baggie had hardened, throw the baggie in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds till it is melted again.

12) Snip one of the bag and drizzle the melted white chocolate all over the green popcorn. Quickly add the reset of the sprinkles and the green candy coated chocolates. Serve immediately.

Notes

If you go not have soy allergy, you can use green Candle Melts instead of coloring the melted white chocolate.
When you add the green coloring to the melted white chocolate, it might seize up and become lumpy. In that case add a tablespoon of coconut oil and microwave for 15 seconds, till it becomes smooth and viscous again.

Give my Instant Pot Leprechaun Popcorn a try tonight. This is the perfect festive dessert that everyone can enjoy. I do my best to share allergy friendly recipes when I can. I know how hard it is to feel deprived at times from all the store bought goods you can’t consume.

We love making tasty and easy treats just like this. Great for snacking, parties, play date treats, childrens church snack and more! So don’t wait and try today!

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