Christmas Holiday Popcorn Recipe

4.75 from 8 votes

This Christmas Holiday Popcorn Recipe is a quick, festive treat made with popcorn, white chocolate, and candy - perfect for parties or homemade gifts!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 284kcal

Author: Lisa Killian

Ingredients

2 bags Popped Popcorn
11 oz White Chocolate Chips
½ cup red candy melts
½ cup green candy melts
4 Candy Canes crushed
1 cup Red and Green M&Ms
½ cup peppermint bark chopped up
Christmas Sprinkles

Instructions

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pop your bags of popcorn and remove the unpopped kernels. See notes on how to do that easily. Place popcorn in a large bowl, set aside.
2 bags Popped Popcorn
In a microwave-safe dish, microwave your white chocolate. To do this, place your microwave on 50% power, microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until white chocolate chips are melted.
11 oz White Chocolate Chips
Pour the white chocolate over the popcorn and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Spread the popcorn onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
Melt your red and green candy melts in separate microwave-safe bowls the same way you melted the white chocolate chips.
½ cup red candy melts, ½ cup green candy melts
Using a spoon or small spatula, drizzle the red and green melted candy melts over the popcorn.
Sprinkle popcorn with crushed candy canes, chopped peppermint bark, M&Ms, and lots of sprinkles.
4 Candy Canes, 1 cup Red and Green M&Ms, ½ cup peppermint bark, Christmas Sprinkles
Refrigerate for 10 minutes, or until the popcorn has completely set.

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Notes

Tips and Tricks

Store in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.
How to remove unpopped kernels:
- Place a cooling rack on top of a large baking sheet. Pour half of a bag of popcorn onto the cooling rack, and let the unpopped kernels fall through the holes onto the baking sheet. Remove popcorn and repeat with the remaining popcorn in the bag.

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