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I love this mix. It was super easy to make (once you melted the chocolate right), and can be adapted to fit ANY holiday or occasion. Simply add color! It says you can melt the chocolate in the microwave, but this did not work for me. It was too clumpy to drizzle. I melted it on the stove and it was fantastic.
For Christmas, I used Christmas themed M&Ms, and green and red food coloring. Adapt candies and colors to suit the current holiday or theme. One of these I saw even substitued red hots for the M&Ms! Be creative!
Ingredients:
8 cups air popped popcorn (plain)
2 cups (approx.) pretzels (can be twists or sticks)
1/2 cup M&Ms or desired candies
1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts (or any nut of choice)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
milk as needed
Sea salt
food coloring in desired colors
sprinkles as wanted
Directions:
First off, I dipped my pretzels in melted chocolate and rolled them in sprinkles for added festivity. You can do this step, or not. It's totally up to you. It was fun for the kids.
Melt chocolate over low heat on stovetop. If using the white, you can add food coloring or leave it white. Once melted, dip half of the pretzel into the chocolate. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet. If desired, cover with sprinkles. Do this while chocolate is still sticky! Let dry.
Layer a wax-paper lined baking sheet with popcorn. Sprinkle evenly with roasted nuts and candies. Melt chocolate chips over low heat on stovetop. I had to add a bit of milk to mine to get a thin enough consistancy to drizzle. Drizzle over popcorn mix. Do the same with the white chocolate, adding food coloring if desired. Drizzle over popcorn mixture. Sprinkle with sea salt. If desired, add sprinkles and colored sugar.
Once the chocolate drizzles have hardened, break the popcorn mix apart and add coated pretzels. Store in an airtight container.
