White Chocolate Christmas Popcorn Recipe

This delicious Christmas Popcorn Recipe served in a festive bowl packed with salty popcorn, pretzels, red and green M&M's and drizzled with white chocolate

White Chocolate Christmas Popcorn Recipe

Christmas Popcorn is a joyfully easy recipe! Sweet white chocolate covered popcorn with salty pretzels topped with holiday sprinkles and candy. Great for Christmas mornings, movie nights, and for gifting!

Prep Time3

Cook Time2

Total Time5

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings (16 cups)

Author: Demeter Trieu

Equipment

Ingredients

White Chocolate Popcorn

8-10 cups popcorn butter flavored and salted are tasty*
1 cup mini pretzels reserve a handful for topping
1 10-ounce bag red and green M&M’s reserve 1/3 cup for topping
12 ounces white chocolate candy melts or white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon coconut oil optional, good for melting chocolate and keeping it smooth

Christmas Topping

¼ cup Christmas sprinkles and/or red and green sanding sugar

Instructions

Line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Pour popcorn, mini pretzels, and M&M’s evenly onto baking sheets.
Melt white chocolate and coconut oil using a double boiler or heat in 15-second increments in the microwave, stirring throughout, until smooth.
Drizzle melted chocolate over popcorn mixture. Using gloved hands, stir and mix to combine. Mix until fully coated in chocolate.
Sprinkle reserved mini pretzels, M&M’s, and Christmas sprinkles over popcorn, it’ll stick to the melted white chocolate. Allow to set until chocolate is firm. Enjoy Christmas popcorn!
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Notes

*You can also pop your own popcorn at home using ½ cup popcorn kernels. Follow instructions on the bag.
Storing Instructions: Christmas popcorn is best if enjoyed immediately, or store in an airtight container for 1-2 days. Also great frozen.
Freezing Instructions: Store white chocolate popcorn in a freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-3 months. Watch out for hardened M&M’s when eating straight out of the freezer.

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