Cinnamon Toast Crunch Popcorn is a delicious combination of sweet and salty. Take your favorite snack to the next level and add cinnamon.

Popcorn is a quick and easy snack that everyone loves. I have been making Flavored Popcorn Recipes for at least 10 years. It’s so delicious to add cinnamon and sugar to popcorn kernels and it takes our favorite snack to the next level.
This delicious snack reminds me of cinnamon toast crunch cereal with simple ingredients. The popcorn maintains a great texture that stays fresh even the next day. The sweet and salty popcorn flavor makes for a great snack with the perfect combination of sweet cinnamon sugar.
The whole family also loves White Chocolate Popcorn and Butter Toffee Popcorn.
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Why We Love This Recipe
Cinnamon Toast Popcorn combines 4 ingredients to make the best quick and easy snack. We love cinnamon toast crunch breakfast cereal and the flavors pair perfectly with popcorn. It’s a pantry favorite.
This addictive snack is always a family favorite and can easily make it with simple pantry ingredients. The sugar combination is simple but delicious.
Try it for a movie night treat, the kids’ next sleepover, bedtime snack or just an easy snack idea any time of the day. It’s inexpensive to make for a party snack when you host your next gathering.
If you love this flavor, also try Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars.
Ingredients

- Popped Popcorn. It’s best with plain popcorn and not extra butter variations. You can use microwave, the air popper, stove top or store-bought popcorn.
- Butter. Always use real butter for the best flavor.
- Sugar. Regular white granulated sugar.
- Cinnamon. Feel free to adjust this to taste for sweet cinnamon flavor.
Find the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page in the recipe card.
Variations
- Melted Chocolate. Drizzle chocolate on top of the popcorn for even more sweet popcorn flavor. You can use milk chocolate or white chocolate chips. Another idea is to use both combining white chocolate drizzle and milk chocolate.
- Nuts. You can add nuts for a bit of crunch. Peanuts are yummy but you can use any type you prefer.
- Cereal. Try using Chocolate Toast Crunch for a chocolate treat.
Step By Step Instructions

Step 1 – Pop the popcorn and place it in a large bowl.

Step 2 – Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat Then drizzle the butter over the popcorn. Stir to thoroughly coat the popcorn.

Step 3. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Step 4. Sprinkle this mixture over the popcorn. Toss to coat in the mixture. Allow to cool and grab a handful and enjoy!
Storage
Store the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. It’s the perfect snack to put in a snack bag to have on hand for a moment’s notice. Everyone loves each piece of cinnamon toast crunch popcorn.
Pro Tips
- Popcorn – We used microwave popcorn, but you can use store bought that is already popped.
- Cool Completely – Allow the popcorn to cool completely before storing.
- Covering the Popcorn – You can pour the popcorn in a bowl or spread popcorn mixture onto a foil lined jelly roll pan to cover with cinnamon mixture. You want all of the popcorn covered in the delicious cinnamon.
- Remove kernels – Make sure to remove any unpopped kernels before coating the popcorn in the topping.
- Double the recipe – It’s so tasty and great for parties with epic cinnadust flavor. Double the recipe and make in batches.
More Flavored Popcorn Recipes
You are going to love this Cinnamon Toast Crunch Popcorn for snacktime. Give it a try and leave a star rating and comment. The entire family will enjoy this for a midnight snack.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Popcorn
Ingredients
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn and place it in a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Drizzle the butter over the popcorn and stir to thoroughly coat the popcorn with the butter.
- Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle this mixture over the popcorn and toss it to coat it in the mixture.
- Let the popcorn cool and then it’s ready to serve and enjoy!