Description
Spooky halloween popcorn brings festive flair to seasonal snacking with dramatic black and orange colors. Crisp kernels drizzled in melted chocolate create a wickedly delicious treat you’ll crave all October long.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8–10 cups popped popcorn
- 10–12 ounces (280–340 grams) candy melts (black and orange, or colors of choice)
- 8–10 Halloween Oreo cookies, crushed
Candies and Decorations:
- 1 cup Halloween M&Ms
- 1/2 cup Halloween sprinkles
Optional Toppings:
- Marshmallows
- Additional Halloween candy
- Pretzels
Instructions
- Prepare a spacious baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper, ensuring complete coverage for easy chocolate drizzling and cleanup.
- Distribute popcorn in a uniform, single layer across the lined baking sheet, creating an even base for chocolate coating.
- Using a microwave or double boiler, carefully melt chocolate or candy melts until smooth and fully liquefied, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- Utilize a pastry bag or spoon to artfully drizzle approximately half of the melted chocolate over the popcorn, creating delicate chocolate streams.
- While chocolate remains wet, generously scatter half of the decorative toppings – including crushed cookies, colorful sprinkles, and festive M&Ms – ensuring even distribution.
- Allow the chocolate-coated popcorn to rest for 30-60 minutes at room temperature, permitting the chocolate to solidify completely.
- Gently fold and redistribute the popcorn across the baking sheet, ensuring all pieces receive equal chocolate coverage.
- Repeat the chocolate drizzling process with remaining melted chocolate, creating additional layers of sweet decoration.
- Sprinkle remaining toppings over the second chocolate layer, adding vibrant Halloween-themed visual appeal.
- Let the decorated popcorn dry thoroughly for approximately 15-20 minutes until chocolate hardens completely.
- Break the popcorn into bite-sized clusters, creating a festive and delicious Halloween treat perfect for sharing.
Notes
- Prevent Sticking Line the pan carefully to ensure the popcorn doesn’t stick and breaks easily when serving.
- Chocolate Control Melt chocolate slowly and in short intervals to avoid burning, which can make it grainy and unappetizing.
- Toppings Variety Experiment with different Halloween-themed sprinkles, candies, or crushed cookies to create unique flavor combinations and festive looks.
- Storage Tip Store the finished Halloween popcorn in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days to maintain crunchiness and prevent staleness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg