Holiday Popcorn with White Chocolate
Holiday Popcorn with white chocolate is a staple in most homes during the festive season, and this recipe won’t disappoint you. Made in just 15 minutes and requiring only a few ingredients it is the perfect sweet treat to enjoy with your family, or gift it to friends! I love serving popcorn, puppy chow and fudge to have the perfect mix of sweet and salty!
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Why you’ll love this festive Recipe
Christmas Confetti Popcorn is already a holiday hit in my house! There are only a few ingredients, that you likely already have on hand if you’ve done any holiday baking, and a few steps until this delicious colorful popcorn is ready to be indulged. I love the mixture of the sweet chocolate candies and sprinkles and the crunchy popcorn!
Popcorn snacks are a must for any movie night and this has become our go-to for any holiday movie this season. Imagine yourself curled up on the couch next to the Christmas tree watching Frosty the Snowman with a big bowl of Christmas popcorn. That sounds like a perfect winter night to me!
Ingredients You’ll Need
I LOVE how easy this recipe is, all it needs is a few Christmas colored ingredients that you probably have in your cupboard already.
- Popcorn kernels – I love using stovetop popcorn since it has only one ingredient but in a pinch, you can also use microwave popcorn.
- Coconut oil – Used to pop the popcorn and adding a touch of coconut oil to the chocolate helps reduce the chance of the chocolate seizing making it impossible to work with. You can also substitute with shortening.
- White chocolate chips – You can also use white chocolate baking melts.
- Holiday M&Ms – Or dark chocolate baking bits or chips also work. You could also substitute milk chocolate chips.
- Red and green sprinkles – The sprinkles are why this is sometimes called “confetti popcorn” and gives this popcorn a holiday cheer.
Step By Step Instructions
- Pop your kernels – Place a large pot on the stovetop on high heat and add your popcorn kernels and coconut oil. Remove from the heat as soon as the popping subsides.
- Separate out any unpoped kernels – The last thing you want is to crunch down on a hard kernel! Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl.
- Prepare the white chocolate – In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the white chocolate and about a tsp of coconut oil. Microwave on low or using the melt chocolate feature just until the chocolate chips look softened. Remove from microwave and stir to complete the melting process. White chocolate burns quickly if overheated so take it out early and stir. It will seem like the chocolate chips will never melt but keep stirring and the little heat that remains along with the warm coconut oil is all you need to melt the white chocolate and achieve the smooth consistency. If the chocolate really won’t melt after a few stirs, pop it back in but only for a little bit more time to reheat slightly.
- Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn – Drizzle half of the white chocolate over the popcorn and sprinkle half the salt. Gently mix the mixture together. Drizzle the remaining chocolate and sprinkle with salt and mix again.
- Add the sprinkles – Now toss your mixture in the M&Ms and sprinkles!
While popping your popcorn kernels, leave the lid of the pot just slightly off to stop the kernels from flying.Make sure you remove all the unpopped kernels!
Christmas popcorn flavor substitutions
Get creative! You can really add anything to this recipe and it will be delicious!
- Chocolate Toppings – You can use any of your favorite chocolate here! M&M’s, Reese Pieces, Smarties, Sixlets or Chocolate Chips.
- Salty Toppings – Mini pretzels, roasted & salted nuts, even potato chips if you’re eating it straight away!
- Sweet Toppings – Caramel, Buttercrunch, candy cane, marshmallows, peppermints.
Storage
You can easily store this Christmas popcorn at room temperature in an airtight container. Enjoy within 3 days for the freshest taste.
This recipe does not freeze well.
Other Edible Gift Ideas
- Homemade Orange Marmalade
- Cherry Tomato Jam
- 4-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge
- Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Fudge
- Santa’s Reindeer Chow
- Oreo Truffles
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Holiday Popcorn with White Chocolate
Equipment
- Large pot with lid or popcorn maker
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Small Bowl
- Spoon
- Large Bowl
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup popcorn kernels
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp coconut oil
- ¾ cup M&Ms or dark chocolate chunks
- 3 tbsp red and green sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop your kernels – Place a large pot on the stovetop on high heat and add your popcorn kernels and coconut oil. Remove from the heat as soon as popping subsides.
- Separate out any unpoped kernels – The last thing you want is to crunch down on a hard kernel! Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl.
- Prepare the white chocolate – In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the white chocolate and about a tsp of coconut oil. Microwave on low or using the melt chocolate feature just until the chocolate chips look softened. Remove from microwave and stir to complete the melting process. White chocolate burns quickly if overheated so take it out early and stir.It will seem like the chocolate chips will never melt but keep stirring and the little heat that remains along with the warm coconut oil is all you need to melt the white chocolate and achieve the smooth consistency. If the chocolate really won’t melt after a few stirs, pop it back in but only for little bit more time to reheat slightly.
- Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn – Drizzle half of the white chocolate over the popcorn and sprinkle half the salt. Gently mix the mixture together. Drizzle the remaining chocolate and sprinkle with salt and mix again.
- Add the sprinkles – Now toss your mixture in the M&Ms s and sprinkles!
Nutrition
Notes
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Perfect for Christmas movies and fun to make too.
This is so much fun to make at home and I love the flavour combination!