Christmas Crunch! Every Christmas season this popcorn recipe is a reader favorite (I showtime shared this recipe seven years agone)! This addictive white chocolate coated treat tin can be whipped upwards inwards less than 15 minutes, together with it’sec perfect for gifting and vacation parties since it makes enough to feed a crowd.
Christmas Crunch Popcorn – the Easiest Christmas Treat!
This is i of those slow treats that’s probable to get a yearly vacation tradition. Not alone is this Christmas popcorn a breeze to make simply people of all ages beloved it! It’second and then adept it’s difficult to know when to end eating it!
You only involve v ingredients and real basic kitchen like a shot how for this 1. Plus it’second ane of those things the kids will dear to assistance with, they can add all the sprinkles.
I similar to carve up into treat bags too tie amongst a ribbon too gift tag too take about for Christmas treats. And know ane needs to know how unproblematic it was.
- Popcorn kernels – if you lot don’t take an electric popcorn popper y'all tin function the brownish paper purse as well as microwave method.
- Vanilla candy melts – I similar to role Wilton candy melts for this recipe, white chocolate bark will function too.
- Pretzels – for years I’ve been searching for the tiny pretzels like they accept on airplanes (because who doesn’t beloved tiny things?) too I last came upon them this year then I used them inwards this recipe but crushed pretzels go swell also.
- Red together with green thou&one thousand’s candies – dorsum when I beginning shared this recipe they sold 12 oz bags of chiliad&thou’s right away they’re downwardly to 10 oz bags so the 10 oz size volition operate fine or y'all tin can buy to bags too too inwards more or less extra to equal 12 oz.
- Christmas sprinkles – nonpareils, saccharide crystal sprinkles or jimmies volition go slap-up. Here I used a blend of a few.
How to Make Christmas Crunch:
- Pop popcorn inwards a popcorn popper into a large bowl (or alternately in the microwave if using microwave bags of popcorn) according to manufactures directions. Remove whatever un-popped popcorn kernels.
- Toss inwards broken pretzel pieces together with grand&Ms (you lot tin can prepare about aside to sprinkle on at the cease if you lot desire them to exhibit through amend).
- Melt Vanilla Candy Melts inwards a microwave rubber bowl on 50% power inwards xxx instant intervals, stirring later on each interval until melted together with smoothen.
- Drizzle half of melted chips over popcorn mixture, and so stir, tossing gently a few times with a condom spatula.
- Then drizzle remaining half of melted chips over popcorn.
- Gently stir mixture until evenly coated (don’t over stir though or your sprinkles wont stick if the white chips get to fix and harden).
- Pour mixture into a single layer onto wax paper or parchment paper (or into cookie sheets lined alongside the newspaper). Sprinkle entire mixture evenly with sprinkles before vanilla chips gear up. Allow to cool in addition to harden, then gently suspension into pieces too shop inwards an airtight container.
How Much Does it Make?
I’one thousand able to make full eight – nine one/ii″ten iv″ party process bags virtually ii/three full with this recipe, but to allow yous know and then you lot take an thought for gift giving. Something virtually 18 cups+ it makes a lot!
Tips as well as Variations
- You could likewise effort different flavored candy melts such as chocolate, mint or peppermint.
- For best results I recommend serving this within a few days equally popcorn tends to get stale.
- Try unlike festive sweets such equally crushed candy canes mini candy canes or marshmallows.
- This is easily customizable for other holidays simply swap out with other colors of seasonal grand&chiliad’second and sprinkles.
More Easy Christmas Treat Recipes To Try:
- Easy Fudge
- Microwave Caramels
- Pretzel thou&thousand Hugs
- Pretzel Turtles (3 Ingredients)
- Sweet Holiday Chex Mix
Christmas Crunch White Chocolate Popcorn
Bring or so vacation spirit to your snacks with funfetti popcorn Christmas fashion! It tin be whipped upwardly inward solely x minutes in addition to decorated amongst as many sprinkles equally yous similar. This popcorn process is perfect for holiday gifts and parties.
Servings: eighteen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (104g) popcorn kernels*
- one (12 oz) bag Vanilla Candy Melts (such equally Wilton Candy Melts)
- ane ane/ii cups (75g) broken pretzel pieces or baby pretzels
- one (x oz) handbag** green too ruby Milk Chocolate or Mint yard&Ms
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop popcorn inward a popcorn popper into a big bowl (or alternately inwards the microwave if using microwave bags of popcorn) according to manufactures directions. Remove whatever unpopped popcorn kernels. Toss inwards broken pretzel pieces too chiliad&Ms***.
- Melt Vanilla Candy Melts inwards a microwave rubber bowl on 50% power inward 30 minute intervals, stirring later each interval until melted and polish. Drizzle half of melted chips over popcorn mixture, then stir, tossing gently a few times with a safe spatula.
- Then drizzle remaining half of melted chips over popcorn, in addition to gently stir mixture until evenly coated (don't over stir though or your sprinkles wont stick if the white chips commence to ready together with harden).
- Pour mixture into a unmarried layer onto wax paper. Sprinkle entire mixture evenly alongside sprinkles (as many equally yous'd like) earlier vanilla chips prepare. Allow to cool too harden, and so gently intermission into pieces too store inwards an airtight container.
Notes
- *ane/2 loving cup kernels should yield well-nigh sixteen - 17 cups popped popcorn. If you don't have an electrical popcorn popper you lot can purpose the dark-brown paper bag and microwave popcorn method. It'second also been said that ii bags tender white popcorn industrial plant good hither.
- **Previously recipe listed using a 12 oz. handbag of thousand&K's only handbag size has shrunk over the years (don't y'all dear that?), and so a x oz pocketbook volition work or yous can use ii extra ounces from some other handbag.
- ***If you lot'd like M&M'sec and pretzels to demo through more than as well as non be covered solely by chocolate yous tin can set up aside 1/four of each and then sprinkle over the popcorn mixture when you add together the sprinkles, this is totally optional.
- Note: I was able to fill up 8 - nine one/ii"10 iv" party treat bags most 2/three full with this recipe, just to let you lot know and then yous take an idea for gift giving.
Recipe Source: Adapted from Bake at 350
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Crunch White Chocolate Popcorn
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6gix%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 2mgi%
Sodium 71mg3%
Potassium 24mg1%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 16g18%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 35IUi%
Vitamin C 1mgane%
Calcium 19mgtwo%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates solely. See full disclaimer hither.
Recipe first published December 2012, photos together with text have been updated.