White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn is a quick and easy holiday treat! Fresh salty popcorn coated in sweet chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint Is a snack that everyone will go crazy for!
Divide the popcorn between two large mixing bowls and set aside. **Be sure any large uncooked kernels or hulls are removed.
Spray two baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray or parchment paper and set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl place the white melting chocolate and melt in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir till smooth. *If not completely melted then place back in the microwave for additional 20 second increments and stir until the chocolate is completely smooth.
Add a spoon of crushed peppermint to the bowl of chocolate. Stir into the chocolate.
Pour the melted white chocolate over the popcorn in one bowl of the bowls and mix so all the popcorn is coated.
Pour the coated popcorn onto the prepared cookie sheet. Spread popcorn out and sprinkle more crushed peppermint over the top.
Repeat with the milk chocolate and other bowl of popcorn. Spread on a separate prepared cookie sheet and sprinkle with crushed peppermint as well.
Allow both the white and milk chocolate coated popcorn to cool completely.
Break apart into snack-able pieces. Serve separately or combine the white and milk chocolate coated popcorn into one bowl to serve.
Notes
Feel free to pop your own popcorn on the stove top or with an air popper. If using microwave popcorn use a “natural” popcorn to avoid the heavy yellow color from the “extra butter” versions.
Remove all un-popped kernels from the bowl before coating with chocolate. Don’t want anyone biting into something hard.
You can crush you own peppermint candy. Place candy canes or Starlight peppermints in a zip-top bag and use a mallet or hammer to crush candy to desired consistency.
Chocolate covered popcorn is best in the first few days. After that it starts to get stale so enjoy soon.
For a salty-sweet option, lightly sprinkle popcorn with coarse salt before coating with the chocolate. If you are using a microwave popcorn, do not add extra salt, as these versions are already heavily salted.