Easy Halloween Popcorn

This Halloween popcorn recipe is perfect for parties, movie nights, or as a special snack to celebrate the season!

Homemade Halloween popcorn is such a fun treat to make.  Monster Munch, Halloween Party Popcorn, Popcorn Snack Mix, this halloween popcorn goes by many names.   But, one thing remains the same: it's sweet, crunchy, and super delicious.

For this version I chose a black and orange Halloween Oreo Popcorn theme, but you can really do whatever you want! Because it's so customizable, you can alter it to suit any taste. Like candy corn? Throw it in! Don't like Oreo's? Skip them!  Similar to Halloween strawberries or Halloween Pretzels, it an easy, no-bake treat, and fun activity the whole family can enjoy making together.

Why you'll love it:

• Easy: This popcorn is super simple to make. And, if you buy pre-popped popcorn, it's even easier. Just melt the chocolate or candy melts add the toppings. That's it! 
• Customizable:  You can make this popcorn how ever you want. M&Ms, gummy worms, chopped up candy bars, nuts, whatever you want is all delicious!
• Fun:  It's such a fun Halloween party popcorn!  Not only it is fun to make, it visually just screams Halloween and is perfect for parties, sharing, and gifting!

Ingredients

Popcorn

You can use any type of popcorn you like! I do recommend a salty or sweet popcorn, since this is a candy coated sweet popcorn mix. Here are some common ideas for your popcorn base:

• Air Popped
• Microwave Popcorn
• Bagged Popcorn like sea salt or kettle corn
• Halloween themed Popcorn

Candy melts

Candy melts or melting chocolate are what help the toppings stick to the popcorn. For this version I used black and orange, but you can use whatever colors you like. Green and purple give a fun witchy vibe, and yellow, white and orange, are the perfect candy corn theme. 

Toppings

This is the fun part, the toppings! For this black and orange Oreo Halloween popcorn, I used crushed Halloween Oreos, black and orange M&Ms, and sprinkles. But, you can use whatever toppings you want! Here are some fun ideas:

• Chopped Candy Bars
• Marshmallows 
• Pretzels
• Halloween Sprinkles
• Candy Eyes
• Candy Corn
• Gummy Worms, Eyes, or Bats
• Edible Luster Dust 

How to Make

Similar to Christmas crunch or Unicorn Popcorn, this popcorn recipe is super simple and it can be made in less than an hour.

Step 1:  Melt Candy Melts or Chocolate

In separate microwave-safe bowls, melt the orange and black candy melts according to the package instructions. Typically, this involves heating them in 30-second intervals and stirring until smooth.  You can also melt over a double broiler on the stovetop. 

Step 2:  Add Chocolate and toppings to popcorn

Place the popcorn on a parchment lined baking sheet. Then, drizzle the melted chocolate all over the popcorn.  You can add it to a pastry bag with the top cut off, or simply drizzle with a spoon.   You can also place all the popcorn in a large bowl, rather than a parchment lined baking sheet.

While the chocolate is still melted, sprinkle ½ of your desired toppings so they stick. 

Step 3: Let Dry, Mix, and Repeat

After adding the toppings, let the chocolate harden for an 30-60 minutes.  Once the chocolate has set, mixed it up, breaking up the chocolate popcorn pieces. 

Then, spread it out again on the parchment lined baking sheet and add more melted chocolate and more toppings. This helps to ensure that not just one side of the popcorn is covered in chocolate. 

I recommend at least two times, but you can do this as many times as you want to ensure the popcorn is really full of chocolate, cookies, and sprinkles. Then, once it's dry for the last time, break it up and it's ready to serve!

Fun Variations

• Candy Corn Popcorn: use white, orange, and yellow candy melts, along with candy corn, and candy corn sprinkles! 
• Witch Themed: Popcorn use black, green, and purple candy melts along with witch themed sprinkles and ghoul mix M&Ms. 
• Bloody Popcorn Mix: Use red candy melts, and gummy eyes, gummy teeth, and /or body party gummies, and sprinkles. 

Remember to get creative and have fun with your Halloween popcorn themes. These ideas are just starting points, and you can mix and match to create your own ideal spooky popcorn!

Tips and Tricks

• Prepare Your Toppings in Advance: Have your chosen toppings, such as crushed cookies, ready before you melt the chocolate. This ensures a quick and smooth assembly process without the chocolate hardening.
• Use colored chocolate melts in the colors you want or buy candy food coloring, which is oil based and won't cause your white chocolate melts or white chocolate to separate. You can not add regular or gel food coloring to white chocolate or it will get grainy.
• The amount of chocolate and toppings can vary depending on how much popcorn you're making, how many different colors you're using, and how many times you decide to mix up and re-cover the popcorn with chocolate and toppings.

FAQ

Serving and Gifting

This holiday popcorn is perfect for halloween parties and spooky movie nights! Like most popcorn, there are tons of fun ways to serve or gift it:

• Halloween Popcorn Hands: put the popcorn in use food safe latex free gloves, along with a candy corn at the tip of the fingers for a nail. Tie closed and you have a super fun and creative way to serve or gift the popcorn! 
• Halloween Bags: There are so many cute Halloween treat bags and popcorn bags, perfect for serving or gifting!
• Popcorn Tins:These decorative tins and popcorn buckets are so cute and festive! Plus, the tins keep the popcorn fresh and they are a great option for shipping and the least likely to get damaged in transport. 

Making Ahead and Storing

This popcorn is best with in the first couple days of making, but will last up to a week or two in an airtight container, very tightly sealed.  The better the seal, the longer it will last and stay fresh and the less chance of going stale. 

Looking for more halloween recipes? Check these out!

• Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
• Halloween Chocolate Bark

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