White Chocolate and Peppermint Covered Popcorn is a sweet and salty nosh with the trifecta of holiday ingredients: popcorn, white chocolate and candy canes! In 15 minutes you can create this white chocolate popcorn snack just in time for movie night!
Looking for more holiday quick snack recipes? I’m so glad you stopped by because I think I have just what you are looking for! How about trying 6 Perfect peppermint treats or Ultimate Chex Mix Recipes?
White Chocolate and Peppermint Popcorn
White Chocolate and Peppermint Covered Popcorn InGredients
- 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.
How to make White Chocolate and Peppermint Covered Popcorn
- Pop popcorn. If you are using air popped corn, throw a pinch of salt in when you sprinkle in the crushed peppermints.
2. Slowly heat the white chocolate chips or almond bark until completely melted in the microwave or on stove-top with double boiler. Stir often to keep chocolate from burning.
3. Stir 1/2 cup crushed candy canes into the white chocolate.
4. 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.
5. Pour this holiday treat out onto a parchment paper or waxed paper lined baking sheet and allow coating to harden.
6. Store in an airtight container, if there are any leftovers!
You can even drizzle with melted 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 leftover candy canes.
If you like peppermint, you might like this frozen peppermint cheesecake.
White Chocolate and Peppermint Covered Popcorn
Equipment
- large bowl
- Double Boiler if melting chocolate on stovetop
Ingredients
- 16 oz. white chocolate can use white chocolate baking morsels or almond bark
- 12 candy canes finely crush like sand (about 10-12 candy canes or 40 mints = 1 cup) I crush my peppermints in my food processor. The mints will scratch the plastic.
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels 4 quarts popped
Instructions
- Pop popcorn. 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.
Notes
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yummy! i love popcorn…never tried anything like this though!
This sounds yummy. We didn’t get any candy canes this year.
Oh my goodness!
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!!!
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.
This looks so yummy! I will be giving this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing.
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….
Wow ~ this looks YUMMY!!!
I just recently started following your blog and I’m loving it! :o)
Note: you may want to have the microwave on half power when melting the chocolate
Looks like a great recipe!
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!
I bet my oldest daughter would love this!
YUM!!!!
Yummy!! This could also be considered recycling candy canes, right? lol
Wow! This certainly looks beautiful! And like the previous comment says: Who would’ve thought?
Love the pictures too!
Paloma.
Who would have thought?!?! NOT me!! YUM!