Oh candy cane...
we love you...
but, is time to see you go!
White Chocolate and Peppermint Popcorn
- 16 oz. white chocolate (can use white chocolate baking morsels) or almond bark
- 1 cup finely crushed (like sand) peppermints (about 10-12 candy canes or 40 mints) I crush my peppermints in my food processor. The mints will scratch the plastic.
- 4 quarts popped popcorn (about 1/2 cup corn kernels) I used this
to pop my corn, so it had salt. If you are using air popped corn, throw in a pinch of salt when you sprinkle in the crushed peppermints.
Slowly melt white chocolate or almond bark in the microwave or on stove-top with double boiler. Stir often to keep chocolate from burning. Stir 1/2 cup crushed peppermints into the white chocolate. Place popped corn into a large bowl. Pour melted white chocolate and peppermint mixture over the popcorn. Gently stir to coat popcorn while sprinkling remaining crushed peppermints over the popcorn.
Pour out onto parchment paper and allow coating to harden.
oh yummy peppermint popcorn!
You can even drizzle with chocolate like Our Best Bites!
If you don't like popcorn you might give Peppermint Bark a try. Miniature candy canes make great heart suckers and cupcake toppers ---perfect for Valentine's Day! Learn more here.
Marie at Makes and Takes also has a round-up of ideas for left over candy canes.
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Who would have thought?!?! NOT me!! YUM!
Wow! This certainly looks beautiful! And like the previous comment says: Who would’ve thought?
Love the pictures too!
Paloma.
Yummy!! This could also be considered recycling candy canes, right? lol
YUM!!!!
I bet my oldest daughter would love this!
this looks awesome. I can’t wait to make this.
I know i have not written to your blog…but I am going to start. And I just LOVE your blog. You have great ideas, great food recipes etc. Thanks!
Note: you may want to have the microwave on half power when melting the chocolate
Looks like a great recipe!
Wow ~ this looks YUMMY!!!
I just recently started following your blog and I’m loving it!
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ok! You have really done it now..this is my favorite post for a long time..I am hooked on popcorn,,,,I think I need to try this today…especially since candy canes are on clearance…thanks so much….
This looks so yummy! I will be giving this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing.
That’s funny! I did the same post a couple weeks ago.
http://pebblesandpoppys.blogspot.com/2009/12/peppermint-white-chocolate-popcorn.html
Isn’t this stuff just the greatest? Every year my husband gets a request from his co-workers to have this. It’s the third year I have done it.
Left over candy canes also make a great stirring stick for a cup of Hot Chocolate!!! It gives the hot chocolate a yummy peppermint flavor, and kids just love stirring the candy cane around in their drink!!!
Oh my goodness!
This sounds yummy. We didn’t get any candy canes this year.
yummy! i love popcorn…never tried anything like this though!
That looks amazing! I love peppermint bark and I love popcorn! You are a peppermint gourmet!
Oh my! I may just have to go whip some of this up right now!
I am thinking you could also do the white chocolate and crushed candy canes with pretzels. Can’t wait to try!
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Wow! Looks delightful…I wonder if the recipe would work with the Candy Cane Kisses? Guess I’ll give it a try, as we didn’t buy any candy canes this year:)
Hi-just wondering how you crush your candy canes? I’ve used a ziplock sack and rolling pin, but it always makes holes in the sack-do you have a better way? Thanks
This looks awesome. I have way too many candy canes so I have to try it–I just have a question. You said the candy canes scratch the plastic bowl of your food processor? Do you think if I “pre-crushed” them a little with a rolling pin they’d still ruin my still-pristine bowl? I am a food processor baby and don’t want to wreck it for some popcorn, you know?
Perhaps you could you use a coffee grinder for the candy canes?
Que ideia simples mas gostosa…
Oh my I love peppermint, but white chocolate isn’t my fave..think I’ll try it with semi sweet chocolate, I’ll let you know how it goes! Thanks for the wonderful idea, Kim
Thanks so much for this idea and recipe! I was just staring at what seems like hundreds of candy canes wondering what I was going to do with them. Now I know!
Made this tonight. Loved it!!! Wish I had more candy canes!!! Next time I am doing a final drizzel of chocolate as it sets.
Wow, I came across your blog today and it has quickly become my favorite! This recipe looks awesome…will try to make it this week! Can’t wait to browse through everything else on here and take lots of notes!
Yummmmm-O! What a yummy treat. I still have more candy cane dust to make this!
Thanks for linking!!
[...] got the idea from Skip to My Lou. Basically you pop 1/2 cup of popcorn, sprinkle on a little salt, melt about 1 lb white chocolate [...]
Ooo.. yet another fabulous idea from you! and to think I’ve wasted tonnes on candy canes, year after year!