Zebra Popcorn Recipe (2024)

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What is zebra popcorn made of? ›

Zebra popcorn is simply delicious homemade caramel corn that is drizzled with melted white and dark chocolate. It's a fabulous snack and perfect for watching football games, either in person or on the big screen. It's also a wonderful Christmas gift. This zebra popcorn recipe is easy to make.

What Is Zebra Popcorn. Zebra popcorn is a caramel flavored popcorn that is drizzled with dark chocolate and white chocolate, so you get the black and white stripes like a zebra! Popcornopolis came up with it and you can find it pre-made in lots of stores, including Costco these days.

Popcornopolis' original Zebra Popcorn was created in 2004 at the company's Universal City Walk store in Los Angeles, California, during the filming of a Food Network special. The uniquely delicious snack quickly gained popularity and has been a top-seller ever since.

Zebra popcorn by POPCORNOPOLIS contains 140 calories per 28 g serving. This serving contains 7 g of fat, 1 g of protein and 20 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 15 g sugar and 1 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate.

About this Flavor.

Just when you thought that caramel corn couldn't get any better, in gallops Zebra^® Popcorn. Proudly striped in white and dark chocolatey drizzle, it's a new dimension of decadent flavor and rich aroma. Let the tastes of caramel and chocolate linger sweetly on your tongue. It's love at first bite.

The kernel literally turns inside out. The starch or endosperm is the white part of the popped kernel and the pericarp or hull is the darker, flaky bit at the center of the kernel.

Simply put, white popcorn has a more tender texture than yellow. This is because it pops into smaller, more fine bright white shapes. Conversely, yellow popcorn tends to produce a much larger and sturdier form than white corn, and the popped kernels hold a yellowish tint to them.

Harmony 80% Snacking Cacao and Organic Popcorn are nearly identical in satisfying crunch, flavor reward, protein and calories. While Snacking Cacao pulls way ahead on fiber (9g | 3g) and heart-healthy antioxidants, popcorn has less fat (9g | 6g).

Yellow popcorn has a slightly stronger flavor than white popcorn and can hold up well to a variety of toppings, such as butter, cheese, and caramel. It is also a good source of fiber and vitamin A.

Zebra popcorn is an easy oven baked caramel corn that's drizzled with milk chocolate and white chocolate for the ultimate popcorn recipe!

What did popcorn used to be called? ›

Evidence of popcorn's first “pop” did not appear until the 1820s, when it was sold throughout the eastern United States under the names Pearl or Nonpareil. Its popularity quickly began to spread throughout the South and by the 1840s popcorn had started to gain a foothold in America.

Yes. Natives in today's Mexico invented corn by selective-breeding a weed called teocinte. And some varieties of corn pop when heated. Interestingly, the varieties of corn that pop are closer to the original teocinte (i.e. they are earlier in the process of turning teocinte into corn than regular corn).

With 31 calories per cup, air-popped popcorn contains much fewer calories than many popular snack foods ( 4 ). One study compared feelings of fullness after eating popcorn and potato chips. They found that 15 calories of popcorn were as filling as 150 calories of potato chips ( 18 ).

Not only is popcorn high in fiber, it even delivers some protein. A 1-ounce serving (about 3½ cups) has 4 grams of fiber, almost 4 grams of protein and clocks in at 110 calories. This combination makes it a snack with staying power with very few calories, which can help with weight loss.

Popcorn comes in two basic shapes— butterfly and mushroom. Butterfly popcorn has a very irregular shape with large bumps. It has a light crispy texture but can break easily. The mushroom-shaped popcorn is round with a rough surface.

Amish Country Popcorn never grows genetically modified popcorn and provides our customers with the best tasting snack in the country. All our popcorns are un-popped, so you don't have to worry about a treat that has been coated in sodium and chemical preservatives.

I make popcorn the old fashioned way, with real kernels over a fire. The Amish popcorn is NON GMO and not super processed. It has a bit of a chew and feels like you are really eating something, not just popped air, like movie popcorn. Try it.

After the kernels have popped, mushroom popcorn should look like a ball and possess a rough surface. Butterfly popcorn: On the other hand, mushroom popcorn has protrusions at the side that resemble wings. The kernels pop into an open shape that has more surface area, with nooks and crannies here and there.