Thackery Binx’s Hocus Pocus Popcorn

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Thackery Binx’s Hocus Pocus Popcorn – Shimmery, spooky, sprinkle covered popcorn, perfect for Hallowe’en!

Hey, friends! Today I’ve made some extra special popcorn for Hallowe’en movie nights. We LOVE Hallowe’en films – especially the Disney ones [and Scared Shrekless from Dreamworks, the boys watch that every single year along with Spookley the Square Pumpkin] and I thought I’d make some Hocus Pocus Popcorn especially for Thackery Binx, the Black Cat from the Movie. If you haven’t seen Hocus Pocus, WHO ARE YOU? You need to fix that right away. It’s the tale of the three Sanderson Sisters in Salem, Massachusett – three kooky [yet also child killing] witches who are bought back to life accidentally on Hallowe’en night. The sequel is set for 2022, so there’s really no time to waste if you haven’t seen this one! Bette Midler is amazing and there are lines in it that you’ll be shrieking at Hallowe’en parties for years to come.

Hocus Pocus is legendary – we even have the tabletop game by Ravensburger which you can see streamed here by me and Gav, for the UK Games Expo which was virtual last year on account of Covid-19.

So, sisters! [imagine that in Bette Midler’s Voice] To make that mangy feline’s snack, you’ll need lots of popcorn – we use the microwave Butterkist salted popcorn as it’s a family favourite and easy to make in two minutes. You can of course pop your own which is so much more fun but does tend to cause a bit of havoc here as it bounces everywhere.

You’ll also need some white candy melts – I use Bright White PME, which melt beautifully. I wish I’d discovered them earlier in my fun food making adventures. Then you’ll need sprinkles and nonpareils in black, silver, white and gunmetal grey – whatever you have that looks Hallowe’eny.. I raided the sprinkles cupboard and anything sparkly came out.

I served the popcorn in little black cat cups that I picked up at Flying Tiger. I love that shop near the holidays as it has such unique things in it. It’s also the perfect place for Elf on the Shelf bits and pieces. Anyhow, these were £1 for 8 cups and are purrfect [sorry]. You could also use little plastic cauldrons or black and white popcorn boxes.

How to Make Your Hocus Pocus Popcorn on Hallowe’en

So simple! Pop your corn in the microwave or however you’re cooking it, and pour into a tray.

Melt the candy melts in a microwaveable bowl for one minute and stir. Melt further if needed.

Drizzle the candy melts over the popped corn. You can either leave it like that or toss to coat it all.

Wait for one minute and then add the candy sprinkles.

Divide into cups and serve.

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