Christmas Crunch

Reindeer crunch popcorn with pretzels and candy.

Sweet and crunchy, this Christmas Crunch Popcorn is a fun and festive treat to make during the holidays. Make this Christmas popcorn mix for snacks, parties, and gift-giving. It's always delicious.

Course Dessert, Candy, Snacks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 181kcal

Author Jere' Cassidy

Equipment

13 x 9 inch baking dish

Ingredients

6 cups popped popcorn Pop your own - see below for the how-to's, use plain (unbuttered) microwave popcorn, or buy from the store. It all works!
½ cup white chocolate wafers 4 ounces - You can also use white chocolate chips, or a chopped white chocolate bar
¼ cup Christmas M&M's 2 ounces
1.5 ounces pretzel twists
½ teaspoon red sprinkles Add extra spinkles if you like
½ teaspoon green sprinkles
pinch salt optional if you want a sweet and salty flavor

Homemade Popcorn

¼ cup popcorn kernels 2 ounces of kernels
1 teaspoon olive oil

Instructions

Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn

Pop the corn if you are making homemade popcorn and remove any of the unpopped kernels. See below for instructions. Or use microwave popcorn.
If you are using store-bought popcorn, pour the bag of popcorn into a large pan that is big enough to stir the popcorn mixture.
If you like sweet and salty this is the time to add a pinch of salt over your popcorn.
Break up half of the pretzels, then add them on top of the popcorn.
Add the M&M's on top of the pretzels.
Add the candy melts to a small bowl and melt the wafers in the microwave in increments of 30 seconds, until it's melted and smooth. Make sure to stir each between the heating increments.
With a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the popcorn mixture and mix the popcorn. It's easier to do with two spoons. Add the sprinkles to the popcorn and mix again to combine.
Let the popcorn sit for about an hour to let the white chocolate harden, or place it in the fridge for about 15 minutes.
This holiday popcorn is ready to enjoy. Store the popcorn in an airtight container for up to three days.

Homemade Popcorn

Place a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat.
Place a few kernels of corn in the pot and when they start popping add the rest of the popcorn.
Cover the pan with the lid and gently shake the pan over the burner while the corn is popping.
If you can keep the lid slightly off the pan the steam can escape and the popcorn will be crispier.
Listen for the corn to stop popping then remove it from the heat and immediately pour the popcorn in a large pan.

Notes

For a bigger batch of popcorn, just double the recipe.

Feel free to change this recipe up to make it your own -

Use different colors of candy melts
Add different flavors of M and M's
Add Rice Chex cereal
Add more of the white chocolate coating
There are so many sprinkle variations and this St. Nick's Sprinkle Mix has all the colors already mixed for you.

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