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    Home » Recipes » Homemade Candy

    Chocolate Halloween Popcorn

    Published: Oct 14, '21 · Modified: Jan 25, '23 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Enjoy a big bowl full of Chocolate Halloween Popcorn topped with Halloween M&M Candies and ghost and bone sprinkles.

    This decadent popcorn makes a great snack or gift for the holiday and it is so easy to make.

    Dark chocolate Halloween popcorn topped with Halloween M&M's and bone sprinkles.

    Crunchy popcorn topped with chocolate makes a decadent treat for any holiday and dark chocolate popcorn is perfect for Halloween.

    Its deep dark color contrasts perfectly with the bright orange, neon green, and purple Halloween M&Ms and the bright white bone and ghost sprinkles.

    The candy and sprinkles add even more crunch to this fun Halloween snack.

    Halloween box filled with chocolate Halloween popcorn topped with M&M candies and Halloween sprinkles

    This popcorn is perfect to serve in a big bowl but it also makes a great gift when packaged in Halloween popcorn boxes, tins, or bags.

    I made a big batch to share with my friends. It's the perfect addition to any You've Been Bood gift.

    It's so easy to make that you can quickly create a lot.

    Chocolate ganache dripping off a spoon into a bowl.

    How to make Chocolate Popcorn for Halloween?

    step 1 - Melt and temper pure dark chocolate or melt chocolate candy melts. 

    You can use either pure dark chocolate which contains cocoa butter or you can use compound chocolate (candy melts) which contains palm kernel oil or other vegetable oil.

    Pure chocolate must be tempered (melted and cooled to specific temperatures) while compound chocolates, also known as candy melts, melting wafers, confectionery coating, or almond bark simply need to be melted.

    Check out my Chocolate Making Tips page for detailed melting and tempering instructions.

    A big bowl of popcorn mixed with melted chocolate.

    step 2 - Toss popcorn with melted chocolate.

    • Pour the chocolate over the popcorn in a large mixing bowl and toss to coat.
      • Just mix until the popcorn looks coated. If you mix for too long, the chocolate will begin to harden and you'll end up with spikes of hardened chocolate on the popcorn. Plus, the candy and sprinkles will not stick if the chocolate hardens too quickly.
      • I prefer to use air-popped popcorn because the chocolate sticks to it easiest, but you can use microwave popcorn or oil-popped popcorn too.

    Dark chocolate coated popcorn sprinkles with Halloween M&M candies and ghost and bone sprinkles.

    step 3 - Top with Halloween M&Ms and sprinkles.

    • Spread the popcorn onto a parchment paper-lined baking pan. Then immediately sprinkle on the candies.
    • Tap the pan on the counter a few times. This will help to ensure the candies are stuck to the chocolate.

    step 4 - Chill the popcorn. 

    • Place the popcorn in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
    • Then remove the popcorn and break it into chunks.
    • Let the popcorn sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before packaging it in boxes or bags.

    That's it! It's so easy to make.

    Dark chocolate Halloween popcorn topped with Halloween M&M's and bone sprinkles.
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    Chocolate Halloween Popcorn
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    0 mins
     

    Dark chocolate coated popcorn topped with Halloween M&Ms, bone, and ghost sprinkles.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chocolate, chocolate popcorn, halloween popcorn, sprinkles
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 334 kcal
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    • 10 cups popcorn unpopped kernels removed
    • 12 ounces dark chocolate, melted and tempered
    • OR dark cocoa candy melts, melted
    • ½ cup Halloween M&Ms
    • 2 tablespoons bone sprinkles
    • 2 tablespoons ghost sprinkles
    Instructions
    1. Pour the popcorn into a large mixing bowl.
    2. Then, pour the melted dark chocolate over the popped popcorn and toss to coat.

    3. Spread onto baking pans lined with parchment paper.

    4. Sprinkle on the Halloween candy and bone sprinkles.

    5. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to make sure the candy and sprinkles stick.

    6. Refrigerate for 15 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
    7. Remove and break the popcorn into bite-sized chunks.
    Recipe Notes

    Store in an airtight container, preferably a metal popcorn tin for up to 3 weeks.

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    Beth
    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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