Santa Crunch Popcorn
A delightful festive treat combining crunchy popcorn with sweet marshmallows and colorful candies, perfect for holiday celebrations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 Cups Popped Popcorn
- 3 Tablespoons Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- 3 Cups Mini Marshmallows
- Red and Green Regular M and M’s
- Red and Green Pretzel M and M’s
- Red and Green M and M Minis
- Christmas Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn until you have 10 cups. Season with salt.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 3 cups of mini marshmallows to the melted butter and stir until melted.
- Combine one third of the marshmallow mixture with the popcorn in a large bowl, folding gently.
- Continue adding the marshmallow mixture gradually, stirring until fully coated.
- Spread the coated popcorn onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Add red and green M and M’s, pretzel M and M’s, and mini marshmallows on top.
- Cool completely, then break into pieces and serve.
Notes
For a healthier version, use air-popped popcorn and reduce the amount of candies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: popcorn, holiday snack, Santa Crunch, festive treat, Christmas snack
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