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    Home » Recipes » Snacks and Treats

    Published: Dec 6, 2020 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn

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    A refreshing burst of peppermint with a sweet and salty mix of white chocolate popcorn. This treat is perfect for the winter season.

    a side view of a white oval dish filled with white chocolate peppermint popcorn, mini marshmallows, and peppermint balls

    So this year to spruce up the holiday feel around here I made a batch of white chocolate peppermint popcorn and oh my goodness it tasted great. My daughter ate almost the entire batch by herself because she couldn't get enough of it.

    I quote, "It's taking me forever to eat my bowl of popcorn because it tastes too good and I'll be sad when it goes away." I mean, I think that means we have a winning recipe on our hands, right? I've never gotten that big of a reaction out of her for anything else.

    Thankfully this recipe is easy enough to make that the next time we want some I can get her in the kitchen to do most of the leg work. It's only fair, right? 😉

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    popcorn in a white oval dish with mini marshmallows and peppermint balls inside

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Popcorn
    • Almond Bark or White Chocolate
    • Red Colored Sugar Sprinkles
    • Mini Marshmallows
    • Crushed Peppermint Candies
    • Flakey Sea Salt *optional
    • Stripes Peppermint Balls

    For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • Mixing bowls
    • Measuring cups
    • Measuring spoons

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to make peppermint popcorn with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    Pop popcorn and remove kernels while placing the popped popcorn into a large mixing bowl.

    Melt the chocolate or almond bark in a small bowl in the microwave in 30-second intervals stirring well between each.

    Once the chocolate has been melted, stir in the crushed peppermint candies.

    Toss the chocolate and peppermint into the popcorn to evenly coat.

    aerial view of glass bowl filled with popcorn and topped with a peppermint white chocolate blend

    Add the red colored sugar, mini marshmallows, and peppermint balls and toss to combine.

    aerial view of popcorn in bowl topped with mini marshmallows and swet stripes peppermint balls

    Give it about 5-10 minutes to set so the chocolate isn't so messy and enjoy.

    aerial view of peppermint white chocolate popcorn with red sprinkles

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    To make out white chocolate candy cane popcorn, we start by mixing our crushed peppermint into the white chocolate to give us better coverage with the flavor as it coats every piece of popcorn. You could also toss it in with everything else in the next step, but I feel like this minor detail makes a noticeable difference.

    You can use buttery, unflavored, salty, or kettle popcorn (any popcorn of choice) to get a different flavorful combination depending on what you want. I used Movie Theater Butter Flavored popcorn and was surprised by how well it worked with the peppermint.

    💭 FAQs

    How long is peppermint popcorn good for?

    Fresh is best as the peppermint will become chewy as it ages, but my daughter ate it happily for about 3 days from an airtight bag held at room temperature.

    Can I freeze white chocolate peppermint popcorn?

    I wouldn't. While popcorn can be frozen, peppermint candies don't do well at cold temperatures. The colors run, the texture becomes chewy and messy. For best results just make a fresh batch.

    a white oval dish filled with white chocolate peppermint popcorn and some spilling out

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    📖 Recipe

    a white oval dish filled with peppermint popcorn
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    White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn

    A refreshing burst of peppermint with a sweet and salty mix of white chocolate popcorn. This treat is perfect for the winter season.
    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 0 mins
    Rest Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 339kcal
    Cost Recipe $5.05 / Serving $0.84
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    Equipment

    • Mixing Bowls
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons

    Ingredients

    • 1 3.2oz bag popcorn, popped (about 7-9 cups) ($0.42)
    • 2 pcs Almond bark (or 1 cup white chocolate chips) ($0.99)
    • 1 tablespoon red colored sugar sprinkles ($0.21)
    • ½ cup mini marshmallows ($0.07)
    • ¼ cup crushed peppermint candies ($1.12)
    • 1 pinch flakey sea salt (⅛ tsp) *optional
    • 1 cup Bob's Sweet Stripes soft peppermint candies (about 26 pcs) ($2.24)
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    Instructions

    • Pop your popcorn and remove all unpopped kernels. Place all the good popcorn into a large mixing bowl.
    • In a small bowl, melt your white chocolate in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring well between each until smooth.
    • Once the chocolate has melted, stir in the crushed peppermint candies.
    • Toss the popcorn with the white chocolate peppermitn mixture to evenly coat.
    • Add in the red sugar, mini marshmallows, and peppermint balls. Toss to combine.
    • Let rest about 5-10 minutes for chocolate to set before eating.

    Notes

    Recipe Tips

    You can use buttery, unflavored, salty, or kettle popcorn (any popcorn of choice) to get a different flavorful combination depending on what you want. I used Movie Theater Butter Flavored popcorn and was surprised by how well it worked with the peppermint. 
    Fresh popcorn is best as the peppermint will become chewy as it ages, but my daughter ate it happily for about 3 days from an airtight bag held at room temperature.
    While popcorn can be frozen, peppermint candies don't do well at cold temperatures. The colors run, the texture becomes chewy and messy. For best results just make a fresh batch.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 1.5cup | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 60.7g | Protein: 3.6g | Fat: 9.7g | Saturated Fat: 5.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 77.9mg | Potassium: 126.8mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 40.8g | Vitamin A: 2.7IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 58.1mg | Iron: 0.5mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
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