Peppermint Bark Popcorn
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 1 1/4 quarts 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
- 1 – 2 tablespoons oil to pop the corn, if needed
- salt
- abt 2 cups pretzels, lightly broken
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips or 12 ounces of good white chocolate (almond bark will work, too.)
- 4 – 6 peppermint candy canes, about 1/2 finely crushed, the rest in small chunks (use higher amount if you’d like more peppermint flavor, smaller amount if you’d like just a hint)
- 5 – 6 ounces Nestle (or other brand) chocolate chunks, roughly chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
Make popcorn by your preferred method. Divide onto 2 large sheet trays. Sprinkle with salt, then sprinkle with the pretzels.
In a microwave safe container, heat white chocolate for 1 minute. Stir and continue to heat in 30 second intervals until chocolate is mostly melted. Stir again and set aside for a few seconds until it is completely melted.
Drizzle white chocolate over the popcorn/pretzel mix. Add the crushed candy canes and toss. Add in the chocolate chunks and any shavings. Place the trays in the oven for three to five minutes, until the chocolate pieces are just starting to look shiny. (If the chocolate chunks are too melty, let cool a bit before continuing.)
Remove and gently turn over several times with a spatula, scraping up any residue from the bottom. Let cool and break into chunks.
Store in airtight container.
Note: if you’d like a lot of peppermint flavor, add 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract to the white chocolate during the final stir.
Keywords: Appetizer, Chocolate, Desserts, peppermint, Popcorn, pretzels, dark chocolate, white chocolate
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