Description
Make this simple, festive white chocolate popcorn mix for Valentine’s Day gifting or sharing. It uses white candy coating and optional pink or red coloring.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 cups popped popcorn (air-popped preferred)
- 12 ounces white chocolate melting wafers or white candy coating
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening (optional, for smoother coating)
- 1 teaspoon pink or red gel food coloring (optional)
- 1/2 cup Valentine’s Day themed sprinkles (hearts, nonpareils)
- 1/4 cup pink or red M&Ms or candy melts (optional)
Instructions
- Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Set aside.
- Place the popped popcorn into a very large bowl.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate wafers according to package directions, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. If using, stir in the coconut oil now.
- If you want pink or red popcorn, divide the melted white chocolate into two bowls. Add a few drops of gel food coloring to one bowl and stir until the color is uniform. Leave the other bowl white.
- Pour the melted white chocolate evenly over the popcorn. Use a large spatula to gently fold the chocolate into the popcorn until most pieces are coated. Work quickly.
- If you used colored chocolate, gently fold in the white chocolate mixture to create a marbled effect, or keep the colors separate if you prefer distinct batches.
- Spread the coated popcorn in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Immediately sprinkle the Valentine’s sprinkles and optional candies over the wet chocolate.
- Let the popcorn set completely at room temperature for about 30 to 60 minutes, or place it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to speed up the process.
- Once hard, break the popcorn into serving pieces. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- For the best coating consistency, do not use standard chocolate chips; use melting wafers or candy coating.
- If you want a stronger color, use candy melts instead of white chocolate and add coloring to them.
- You can substitute the sprinkles with crushed peppermint candies for a different holiday flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Coating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 5