Hot Cocoa Popcorn Recipe

A great homemade holiday gift or just a Christmas time treat! Check out this simple Hot Cocoa Popcorn Recipe! It can be made dairy-free, and it's naturally gluten-free!

In my house we do chocolate. We love chocolate, and we like to give it as gifts. I was in the store the other day and saw this yummy chocolate covered popcorn. I thought it would make a lovely gift and picked it up. When I saw the price tag was over $10.....it went right back on the shelf! Do people pay that???? For popcorn???  So I came home and made this Hot Cocoa Popcorn for the kids and some more for gifts.

I popped several cups of popcorn and spread it out in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. You are going to want to salt it lightly....it just makes the final product taste better.

Now drizzle your popcorn with some melted semi-sweet chocolate chips. You can use any chocolate you want. I chose some dairy-free chocolate chips so everyone can enjoy it.

Then I sprinkled it with Christmas sprinkles and dried mini marshmallows. Allow the chocolate to set.

Once set, break up your popcorn and put it in an airtight container. I found adorable tins at the dollar store that are perfect.

Hot Cocoa Popcorn

A great homemade holiday gift or just a Christmas time treat! Check out this simple Hot Cocoa Popcorn Recipe! It can be made dairy-free and it's naturally gluten-free!

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Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings :4 people

Ingredients

• lightly salted popcorn (Popped)
• semi-sweet chocolate chips (melted )
• dried mini marshmallows
• sprinkles

Instructions

• Spread the popcorn out in a single layer on a parchment or foil lined baking sheet.
• Drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn.
• Sprinkle the dried mini marshmallows and sprinkles over the wet chocolate & popcorn. Let it cool/set.
• Break apart and serve or store in an airtight container.
• Great for gift giving.

Dairy Free

• Use Dairy free chocoalte

Notes

I did not put amounts of ingredients because You can make as big or as small of a batch as you would like. The chocolate, marshmallows, and sprinkles can be added as desired depending on how much you like.

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This popcorn and a Christmas movie make the perfect holiday gift!

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Amanda Carlisle

I am Amanda. Mom to 3 wonderful kids & lots of furbabies. Plus wife to my hubby, David, for 20 years (gosh that makes me sound old). In our house we love to get outside, have family fun, and enjoy all Florida has to offer (Hey, Universal!) We do all of that with a few shortcuts.