It was originally called Sugar Pops in 1951 , and then changed Sugar Corn Pops , and then to `` Corn Pops '' and in January of 2006 the name of the cereal was changed to Pops , only to be changed back to Corn Pops several months later . In the middle of 2007 , Corn Pops made a new kind of cereal called `` Peanut Butter Pops '' . In early 2009 , a live actor dressed up as a Corn Pops puff became the new mascot of Corn Pops .