Candy Cane Popcorn

So this is a twist on my famous (haha, in some circles it is!) Oreo Popcorn! I will be serving up this minty treat all month long at my stamp classes! In case you missed the Oreo Popcorn recipe (you can scroll back a few posts to find it) all you need to make this Candy Cane Popcorn is microwave popcorn (I usually buy extra butter flavour), white candy melts, and crushed candy canes. Now, I have been making this recipe for quite a number of years. Way back in the day when I had to HAND CRUSH candy canes. Doesn’t sound so bad right? It was. The worst part was unwrapping a bazillion of them as the wrappers were staticy and stuck to everything. My kids would get involved and used a mallet with the candy canes in a ziplock back and would pound the crap out of them. Enough with that, I buy pre-crushed Candy Canes now!

Candy Cane Popcorn

4-5 bags of microwave popcorn

2 bags of candy melts

about 1/2 a bag of crushed candy canes, or a whole bunch destroyed!

Pop the popcorn and put into a HUGE bowl. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave (if using the microwave, only do 20 second increments and mix in between until soft). Pour chocolate over popcorn, mix and then sprinkle the candy canes and toss. I lay out some big strips of tin foil on my kitchen table and spread it to set. You an even another layer of candy canes at this point. This stores well in an airtight container. Calories…who cares?

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