This Christmas popcorn is a sweet and savory blend of popcorn, white chocolate, dark chocolate, M&M’s and holiday sprinkles. The ultimate quick and easy snack for parties!

When I’m entertaining around the holidays, I like to offer fun and festive Christmas recipes such as reindeer chow, Christmas Jello shots, Christmas cookie bars, candy cane hearts, Christmas crack and this delicious Christmas popcorn. Don’t forget to wash this treat down with an icy Jack Frost cocktail!

A gift tin filled with Christmas popcorn.

One of the fun parts about the holidays is all the creative themed food. This Christmas popcorn is so colorful and has the perfect blend of salty and sweet. It’s always a big hit, especially with kids.

Christmas Popcorn Ingredients

Ingredients including popcorn, candy melts, M&M's and sprinkles.

To make this recipe, you will need popped popcorn, white candy melts, Christmas M&M candies, dark candy melts and holiday sprinkles.

How Do You Make Christmas Popcorn?

Place the popcorn in a large bowl. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Place the white candy melts in a bowl and microwave in short increments until melted. Add the M&M’s to the bowl of popcorn. Pour half the white candy melts into the bowl and stir gently to combine. Add the rest of the melted white chocolate and stir once more. Spread the popcorn mixture onto the sheet pan in an even layer. Melt the dark candy melts. Use a piping bag or a freezer bag with the tip cut off to drizzle the dark chocolate over the popcorn. Add the sprinkles to the dark chocolate. Let everything sit at room temperature until the candy melts have dried, then break into pieces and serve.

Popcorn topped with M&M's and drizzled with white chocolate.

Tips For The Perfect Popcorn

  • I buy bags of plain ready made popcorn to make life easier. You can pop your own popcorn if you prefer, just make sure to remove any kernels that don’t pop. For an extra sweet snack, use a bag of ready made caramel corn.
  • This recipe uses candy melts instead of chocolate chips because candy melts are better for coating the popcorn, and they’ll stay nice and shiny after melted and hardened. I recommend using Ghirardelli melting wafers for the best flavor.
  • Use any type of Christmas sprinkles that you like!
  • The dark melts add color contrast and a rich flavor to the Christmas popcorn. I use a piping bag to get a nice, neat drizzle on top. If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a freezer bag with one corner of the bag snipped off.

Quick Tip

This recipe will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to one week.

White chocolate popcorn topped with dark chocolate and sprinkles.

Recipe FAQs

Can you freeze Christmas popcorn?

I do not recommend freezing Christmas popcorn. The popcorn can change texture when thawed, and the colors in the M&M’s an sprinkles may run due to condensation when thawed.

How do you make popcorn?

If you’d like to pop your own popcorn for this recipe, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a very large pot over medium high heat. Add 1/2 cup popcorn kernels and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the hot oil. Cover the pot. When you hear the kernels start to pop, shake the pan over the heat until the popping slows down and the pops are at least 2 seconds apart. Uncover the pot and serve.

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Christmas popcorn on a sheet pan topped with sprinkles and chocolate.

Flavor Variations

This holiday Christmas crunch popcorn is delicious as-is, but you can add other ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes!

  • Candy: Instead of using all M&M’s, try using half M&M’s and half of another type of holiday candy such as gum drops, crushed candy canes or peppermint candy. You can also try red white and green candy corn. Mini marshmallows are another fun option.
  • Nuts: Feel free to add up to 1/2 cup of nuts such as almonds, walnuts or pecans. You could also add pretzels for a sweet and salty mix.
  • Cereal: For an extra crunchy snack mix, replace 2 cups of popcorn with cereal such as corn flakes, rice krispies or rice Chex.

My Christmas popcorn recipe is perfect for gift giving, movie night, or when you need a festive snack on Christmas Eve!

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Christmas Popcorn

AuthorSara Welch
A gift tin filled with Christmas popcorn.
This Christmas popcorn is a sweet and savory blend of popcorn, white chocolate, dark chocolate, M&M's and holiday sprinkles. The ultimate quick and easy snack for parties!
Time
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Serves 8

Ingredients 

  • 8 cups popped popcorn
  • 10 ounces white candy melts
  • 10 ounces Christmas M&M's
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate candy melts
  • 1/4 cup Christmas sprinkles

Instructions 

  • Place the popcorn in a very large bowl. Line a sheet pan with parchment or a nonstick baking mat.
  • Pour the white candy melts into a medium heat safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until the candy melts have melted. Stir until smooth.
  • Add the M&M's to the bowl with the popcorn. Drizzle half of the white candy melts over the popcorn. Stir gently to combine. Add the rest of the candy melts and toss one more time.
  • Spread the popcorn, candy melt and M&M mixture into an even layer on the sheet pan.
  • Pour the dark candy melts into a small heat safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until the candy has melted.
  • Transfer the melted dark melts to a disposable piping bag or to one corner of a gallon sized freezer bag. Snip the tip.
  • Use the piping bag to drizzle a thin layer of dark chocolate over the popcorn.
  • Immediately add the sprinkles on top of the melted dark drizzle.
  • Let the popcorn sit at room temperature until the candy melts set. Break into pieces and serve.

Notes

  1. Christmas popcorn will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to one week.
  2. I recommend using Ghirardelli melting wafers. They are very easy to work with and have a great flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

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