White chocolate popcorn sprinkled with OREO Cookie pieces and crumbs.
Start by breaking up 6 OREO Cookies into small pieces. Then, crush another 6 cookies into small crumbs. Set them aside in seperate bowls.
Melt the white compound chocolate using the microwave or stovetop. If using the microwave, pour the white chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and heat it on high power for 30 second increments, stirring after each, until melted.
If using the stove, heat 1 inch of water in a medium saucepan set over low heat. Set a bowl over the saucepan so that the bowl doesn't touch the water and seals well around the top edge of the pan. Pour the white chocolate into the bowl and allow it to melt slowly, stirring it often.
If you use pure white chocolate (made with cocoa butter) be sure to temper the chocolate. See my Chocolate Making Tips page for instructions.
Then pour about 12 ounces of the melted white chocolate over the popcorn, reserving the rest to drizzle over the top.
Drizzle the remaining white chocolate over the top of the popcorn and working quickly, sprinkle the cookie pieces over the popcorn then sprinkle on the crumbs.
If you want, you can reserve a bit of white chocolate to drizzle over the cookies.
Tap the tray on the counter a few times. This will ensure the cookies stick to the white chocolate popcorn.
Then, break up the popcorn into chunks.
Don't break the pieces too small or your cookie pieces will fall off and you'll end up with popcorn crumbs.
Enjoy!
Store your cookies and cream OREO popcorn in a metal popcorn tin at room temperature for up to two months.
Or, store the popcorn in an airtight plastic container or a cellophane bag for a week or so.
*This recipe calls for white compound chocolate which is also known as confectionery coating, Candy Melts, Candi-Quik, Merckens melting wafers, Ghirardelli Melting Wafers, or white almond bark. It is made using palm kernel oil instead of cocoa butter and it is easy to melt and will harden quickly once chilled and will remain hard once warmed to room temperature. If you use pure white chocolate, you will need to temper the chocolate (heat and cool to exact temperatures) in order for it to harden properly. Check out https://hungryhappenings.com/chocolate-making-tips/ for detailed instructions on melting and tempering pure white chocolate.
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