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White chocolate popcorn is salty and sweet snacking perfection! It is easy to make (only 3 ingredients) and even easier to eat.
A Movie Night Favorite
Every Friday night we have a movie night. We pick out a new movie or classic and make popcorn like this white chocolate M&M popcorn (a FAVORITE treat)!
We love that it’s sweet, salty, and full of M&Ms. The dessert itself is very simple to make (just 3 steps) and is ready to enjoy in only 30 minutes – perfect for a snack break.
This delicious bowlful is the perfect afternoon snack or movie nosh. Other movie night snack favorites include White Trash, Puppy Chow, or Caramel Popcorn.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Kids can help. The steps are simple – perfect for little helpers!
- Perfect for feeding a crowd. One batch serves 12, plenty for sharing! It can easily be doubled for even more munching.
- Only 3 ingredients! It’s not complicated with a short shopping list.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
REST TIME: 15 minutes
- 2 (3.29-ounce) bags plain microwave popcorn – Use an air popper to pop ½ cup of popcorn kernels per microwave bag for a total of 26 cups of popcorn.
- 1 (24-ounce) package vanilla almond bark (or candy coating) – Or use white chocolate chips with a little coconut oil to help thin it out so it will coat the popcorn more smoothly.
- 1 cup M&M’s – any flavor (we used plain). Choose colors according to the holiday and add festive sprinkles.
- optional – Replace some of the popcorn with peanuts, mini pretzels, mini Oreos, or mini marshmallows.
How to Make White Chocolate Popcorn
- POPCORN. Pop 2 bags of popcorn and pour into a large bowl, remove any un-popped kernels.
- COATING. Break 24 ounces of vanilla bark into squares and place in a medium pot over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until melted. Remove from the heat.
- Pour candy coating over popcorn and mix until coated.
- MIX-INS. Add 1 cup M&M’s and mix, then spread the popcorn mixture onto a parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Let sit for 15 minutes, until hardened.
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Ingredients
- 2 (3.29-ounce) bags 3.29-ounce bags plain microwave popcorn
- 1 (24-ounce) package vanilla bark (or candy coating)
- 1 cup M&M’s
Instructions
- Pop popcorn and pour it into a large bowl, removing un-popped kernels.
- Break vanilla bark into squares and place in a medium pot over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until melted. Remove from the heat.
- Pour candy coating over popcorn and mix until coated.
- Add M&M’s and mix, then spread the popcorn onto a parchment paper–lined baking sheet. Let sit for 15 minutes, until hardened.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Store any leftovers in a Ziploc bag at room temperature for up to a week. The popcorn is freezable for 4-6 weeks but will thaw much softer.
Hello there 🙂 ! Your recipe sound absolutely delicious! We’ve included in our Top 5 popcorn recipes for a movie night 🙂 Hope you like the blog post! http://www.justmustard.com/blog/5PopcornRecipes/
THANK YOU!!
simple and easy! love it!
And delicious!! 😉
Your kids will love this popcorn snack. It has a creamy coating that sweetens every bite!
Lily I just made this for an after school snack for my boys!:) So yummy!!
We have Friday family movie nights too!! It’s so much fun!! This looks so yummy!! Can’t wait to try it!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Mmmm this looks awesome Lily and what a fun Friday night tradition! Think of all the Halloween candy you can put in this popcorn soon 🙂
Your snacks look delicious! Love the White Chocolate “M & M” popcorn!
That looks so yummy! My son will love this popcorn, might make it next time we have a family movie night!