Candy Cane Popcorn
This Candy Cane Popcorn is simple and extremely addicting. It’s great for neighbor gifts or just for movie night. Candy canes, almond bark, and popcorn is all you need to make this Christmas treat.
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CANDY CANE POPCORN
During the Christmas season I’m always looking for friend and neighbor gifts that are tasty, pretty, and easy. This Candy Cane Popcorn is all three. I know it sounds simple but these three ingredients come together to create magic.
This creamy popcorn tastes like Christmas! I was surprised how much I enjoyed it because it was so easy to throw together and when you’re making mass amounts of edible gifts, that’s important. This is definitely on the top of my favorite popcorn list.
I tested it out on my neighbor’s taste buds too. Yes, I’m that crazy woman giving my neighbors Christmas treats in November. They all gave me the thumbs up.
If you want to make these cute tags, just print this document I made here on some white cardstock. Here are the Candy Cane Popcorn Tags.
You can pop your own popcorn but I actually just used one bag of microwavable popcorn which turned out to be 8 cups. Just don’t use one that’s super heavy on butter.
You want a blank canvas to put your toppings on. Crushed candy canes are stirred into the almond bark to help it stick to the popcorn with additional candy canes sprinkled on top.
Package it up with some festive tissue paper in little takeout boxes. You will love this!
OTHER CANDY CANE RECIPES:
Candy Cane Popcorn
Ingredients
- 16 ounces vanilla almond bark, (see note)
- 12 peppermint candy canes, crushed in a food processor to fine crumbs (or by hand)
- 8 cups popped popcorn
Instructions
- Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
- Melt almond bark according to package directions.
- Stir 1/2 cup of the crushed candy canes into the melted bark and pour over the popcorn. Stir thoroughly coating popcorn while sprinkling with remaining crushed candy canes.
- Lay popcorn on a parchment lined cookie sheet to cool.
- Break into pieces and package up for gifts.
Notes
Hi, has anyone tried this with already popped bagged popcorn? Something like BOOM CHICKA POP
On my pursuit to minimize my intensive cookie baking this year, I was thrilled to find this recipe. I’m so sick of making 100s of cookies each holiday season, so I minimized to only the Reese’s Blossoms because can’t skip those, and I did this popcorn and the Ooey Gooey Chex Mix. I LOVED how easy this came together and how beautiful it looks. Perfect for gifts for school, bus drivers, mail people, etc. Very “10 minute Pinterest mom” of us. 😉
Haha that’s awesome!
Hi Christine!
Are these regular size candy canes or mini?
Regular!
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I was literally saying 10 minutes ago to my sister in law that i was craving white chocolate peppermint popcorn!!!!! it’s serendipity, my friend!
So good right?
Hi Christy,
Loved this recipe and made it last night. Mine isn’t as adorable looking as yours, but it turned out great and everyone loved it. I’ve featured it in my Charmingly Chocolate newsletter today and encouraged my readers to check out your blog. Maybe I can feature you again in another newsletter later this year. Your photos and ideas are fantastic.
Blessings for the new year,
Angie
Here’s the link to the newsletter if you want to check it out
http://www.chocolate-candy-mall.com/Charmingly_Chocolate-peppermint-candy-recipe.html
Checked out the newsletter. Thanks for the shout out Angie!
YUM! I cannot stop eating this popcorn. I changed it up to make it go further. So I used 3 bags of popcorn instead of one and it tasted perfect to me!
This looks awesome! Anything that is easy and delicious gets my attention this time of year!
I have some leftover crushed peppermint from my holiday baking. About how many cups would you say 12 candy canes amounts to?
@Leighann,
Great question! I think it depends how finely you crush them. 12 candy canes crushed was just shy of one cup for me.
We like a harder sugar cookie, anyone know one i could use
@Joan,
If you like a harder sugar cookie, I really like Our Best Bites version: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies/
Wow, these look sooo good.
Definitely making them this Christmas season.
Thx!
This is perfection! I heart anything peppermint flavored:)
This looks so yummy and easy! I can’t wait to try it out…and possibly gain a few pounds!
Hello,
Do you think white candy melts would work? Or white chocolate? I am allergic to every nut but the peanut (crazy, I know).
Thanks!
White chocolate would work but it’s just not as easy to melt and coat. I don’t know if it’s true but a reader who is allergic to nuts emailed me and said there aren’t actually nuts in almond bark believe it or not. I’m not telling you to try it but that’s what she said.
Almond bark is just what the candy coating is called here in the United States. There are NO Nuts in it until you add them. It’s called “Almond Bark” because that’s what it used to be primarily used for, when almonds were added to it.
Hope this helps.
Yes, you are right!
I found make your own Almond Bark Vanilla flavored coating. Is that what is supposed to be used? There are no almonds in it, it’s just the coating.
Yes, there are no actual almonds visible in the coating. That’s what you want.
fantastic! I think I will be making this for the kids teachers, how long do you think that it could be stored for? many thanks
Probably up to a week for the best taste and flavor.
many thanks
thanks so much
i love peppermint!! Wilton makes a seasonal candy cane candy melt!! then it’s only 2 ingredients!!
wow this looks fantastic!
I wish you were my neighbor! haha!
This looks delicious, and your packaging is beautiful!
Looks great!