Ready to Pop!

http://www.scissorsandspatulas.com/2011/04/shes-ready-to-pop.html

Now, I am a creative person. But favors can be hard! I didn't want to do the same old same old. So I had no idea what I was going to do, until one day I went to Hobby Lobby {What? Me? At HL, you say? I know, crazy!}. So anyway, I was at HL and saw these little favor boxes.

So cute! And they are shaped like movie popcorn boxes! But of course I wasn't going to fill them with regular old buttered popcorn. . .

Instead, I made this:

Ready to Pop, White Chocolate Popcorn Mix!

Here's how. . .

3 easy ingredients: popcorn, premier white chocolate morsels, M&Ms. 

Melt one bag of white chocolate in microwave at 75% power for 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, just until melted.

Add half of popcorn and one bag of candy to a large bowl.

 {Unless you have a REALLY large bowl, you'll need to make the mix in two separate batches} 

Pour a small amount of melted white chocolate over the popcorn and candy and stir. 

Repeat several times until popcorn is generously coated in chocolate {about 2/3 of melted chocolate}. Be sure to save some to drizzle on top.

Pour popcorn mix on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Using a spoon drizzle remaining melted chocolate over popcorn.

Let the popcorn mix harden for about an hour and store in an air-tight container until ready to use.

Is you mouth watering yet?  This stuff is good! I was kind of sad to give it all away! 

The favors:

Aren't they darling?! 

And delish!

Ready to Pop, White Chocolate Popcorn Mix!

3 bags microwave popcorn, popped

2 - 12 oz. packages premier white chocolate morsels

2 - 12.6 oz. bags chocolate coated candies (such as M&Ms)

Mix half of popcorn {1- 1/2 bags} and 1 bag of candy in a large bowl. Melt 1 bag white chocolate morsels in microwave at 75% power for 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. CAREFUL NOT TO BURN!!! Pour a small amount of chocolate over popcorn and stir to coat. Continue adding chocolate, a little at a time, until popcorn mix is fully coated. You will use about 2/3 of the white chocolate. 

Spread popcorn mixture on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Using a spoon, drizzle remaining white chocolate over popcorn. Allow to cool for 1 hour before breaking popcorn mix into large chunks.

Repeat with remaining popcorn, candy and white chocolate.