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.
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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Ooo.. yet another fabulous idea from you! and to think I’ve wasted tonnes on candy canes, year after year!
Yummmmm-O! What a yummy treat. I still have more candy cane dust to make this!
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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! 🙂
Made this tonight. Loved it!!! Wish I had more candy canes!!! Next time I am doing a final drizzel of chocolate as it sets.
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! 🙂
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
Que ideia simples mas gostosa…
Perhaps you could you use a coffee grinder for the candy canes?
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?
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
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:)
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I am thinking you could also do the white chocolate and crushed candy canes with pretzels. Can’t wait to try!
Oh my! I may just have to go whip some of this up right now!
That looks amazing! I love peppermint bark and I love popcorn! You are a peppermint gourmet!