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Super easy and super yummy popcorn party mix.
I have seen a few recipes for this floating around so gave it a go and boy was it good!!!
Here is what you need- 7 cups popped popcorn, 1 cup pretzels, I bag white chips for melting (or you can use colored candy melts), 1 Bag semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts, 1/ 2cip green M&M's, (I obviously bought a bag and picked out the green ones),decorating sprinkles (I used green sugar and a few white nonpareils ), food coloring (I used wilton coloring). You can change this recipe to what ever color you need.
To start, I melted my white chocolate in my wilton chocolate melter. I always seem to have a problem melting chocolate in the microwave, I over cook it and then end up throwing it away, very disappointing to say the least. Anyway, melt you chocolate and dip half of the pretzel in, place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and sprinkle with colored sugar. I put some sugar down before so both side would have sprinkles.
Next pop your popcorn, however you do it. Some people color their popcorn, I chose not to. I used about 6 cups (I'm sorry, I'm really bad at measuring and usually go by eye and wing it, this would probably explain why I am not a great baker... I gave measurements above but apparently I didn't go by them, I literally just added until I thought it looked good...)
Once your popcorn has been popped, spread it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread you m&m's and honey roasted peanuts.
I had white chocolate still in my metler so I used half of what was left and drizzled it over the mix with a spoon (if you add a tiny bit of oil it makes the chocolate a bit easier to drizzle and super glossy). With the remainder of the white chocolate I added some of the wilton green coloring, mixed it together and drizzled that over the mix. While the chocolate was still wet I sprinkled with the white nonpareils. Next I melted my semi sweet chocolate, added the tiny bit of oil and drizzled it, while that was still wet I sprinkled it with the green sugar, then added the pretzels.
Once the mixture hardens, break it up and serve in a bowl or a plate. You could even bag it for a cute little party treat.
I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter what order you do the chocolate, you could use all white, only dark, or add the colored chocolate last so you can really see it. And as I am sitting here snacking on it the day after the party, I'm thinking it's even better the next day!
Its a great little snack of salty and sweet and this is coming from someone who doesn't like popcorn, shocking I know!
