Appetizers
S’mores Popcorn
All the great flavors you love in the favorite campfire treat but packed in popcorn! This s’mores popcorn will be reliable for your next movie night!
At a glance
What stands out: All the great flavors you love in the favorite campfire treat but packed into popcorn! S’mores popcorn is reliable for your next movie night!
How long it takes: 20 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: popcorn popper, 2 large rimmed baking pans
Servings: 10
How it comes together
Pop the corn. Begin with a half cup of unpopped popcorn kernels. We like to use “mushroom” kernels because they pop up so large and round, but any kind of kernel, white or yellow, will work. We usually use an air popper to pop the kernels.
Add a few goodies. Spread the popcorn on a couple of big rimmed baking sheets, then sprinkle on mini marshmallows and graham cracker cereal, such as Golden Grahams.
Melt chocolate. Melt milk chocolate chips (or semi-sweet, if you prefer) and drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn mixture. Gently shake the pan to make sure the chocolate coats everything. Let the s’mores popcorn cool (if you can wait that long, we know we couldn’t!) until the chocolate hardens up.
This is so good! You’re going to love it! We think we like s’mores popcorn better than regular campfire s’mores.
- Yield: 10
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Total: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup unpopped popcorn kernels (see note)
- 2 cups graham cracker cereal (such as Golden Grahams)
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
Method
- Use an air popper to pop popcorn. Remove any unpopped or partially popped kernels (see note) and spread popcorn on two large rimmed baking sheets. We usually line the pans with parchment paper for easy clean-up.
- Sprinkle graham cracker cereal and marshmallows over the popped popcorn.
- Melt chocolate (we do it in 30 second intervals using the microwave, stirring after each time, being careful not to overheat the chcolate. A double boiler would work great too.). Drizzle melted chocolate over popcorn mixture.
- Gently shake pans to make sure chocolate adheres to everything. Let chocolate harden before serving or storing.
Notes
Popcorn: we use mushroom popcorn kernels for this popcorn because it pops up full and round. You can find it on Amazon. Regular popcorn (white or yellow) also works fine.
Remove the unpopped kernels: To remove unpopped kernels, put the popcorn into a large bowl and gently stir or shake the popcorn. The heavier unpopped kernels will sink to the bottom. This is important because once the popcorn is combined with other ingredients and covered with chocolate, it can be difficult to detect the unpopped kernels. You don’t want anyone biting down on a hard kernel and hurting their teeth!
Storage: Once the popcorn mixture is completely cool, and the chocolate has hardened, transfer the popcorn to an airtight container. It will keep for 2 days but it’s best eaten right away.
