Easy Christmas Popcorn
The ultimate sweet-savory holiday snack mix. Quick and easy - uses bagged popcorn -plus white chocolate, milk chocolate, M&M’s, mini pretzels and a shower of festive sprinkles.
Servings: 8
Calories:
Equipment
- large baking sheet
- microwave safe bowls
Ingredients
- 8 cups pre-popped bagged popcorn salted, no butter
- 10 ounces white choolate candy melts Ghiradelli used
- 9 ounce red/green holiday M&M's peanut butter used (any variety works)
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1 cup milk chocolate candy melts Ghiradelli used
- 2-3 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
- parchment paper for easy clean up
Instructions
- Spread popcorn on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Add white candy melts to a medium size microwave safe bowl. Microwave 30 seconds, stir and heat another 30 seconds or until the candy is melted and can be easily stirred smooth.
- Drizzle half of the white chocolate over the popcorn. Add M&M’s and pretzels then give it a gentle stir to combine. Pour the remaining white chocolate over the popcorn and gently stir again until the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Melt milk chocolate in a small bowl in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring until the candy is melted and smooth.
- Transfer milk chocolate to a quart size ziplock bag or piping bag. Snip a small corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate over the popcorn. Immediately add sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.
- Cool on the baking sheet on the counter so the chocolate hardens. Break into chunks and add to bowls or a Christmas tin.
Notes
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- optional mix-ins: mini marshmallows, peanut butter cups, peanuts
- drizzle dark chocolate instead of milk
- make your own popcorn instead of bagged.