Chocolate Popcorn

5 from 2 votes

This Chocolate Popcorn is the salty sweet snack you never knew you were missing! Each bite is filled with a salty decadent crunch! With only 4 ingredients, this is the easiest snack to make for parties or just because! Use whatever type of chocolate you like, I use vegan semi-sweet chocolate to make this chocolate covered popcorn recipe gluten free, nut free and vegan!

Prep Time5

Cool Time30

Total Time35

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Servings: Servings

Calories: 457kcal

Author: Lee

Ingredients

1 cup popcorn kernels (Or 4 cups prepackaged popcorn)
3 tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon vegetable oil (keep ½ teaspoon separate)
6 ounces chocolate chips (about ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons)
2 sprinkles kosher salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place 1 cup popcorn kernels and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil into a large pasta pot over medium heat. Cover with a lid.
Once the kernels start popping, gently shake the pot around so that the popcorn doesn’t burn and ever so slightly crack the lid open in the back of the pot so that some of the steam escapes.
Make sure not to make the crack too big otherwise burning hot kernels will come flying out at your eyes!
Once you can count 1,2,3 seconds in-between popping, the popcorn is done. Remove from heat, sprinkle on some of the kosher salt and lay onto the parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the 6 ounces chocolate chips and ½ teaspoon vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl.
Heat in 15 second increments, stirring after each time until completely melted.
Drizzle the chocolate over the popcorn then use a spatula to spread it around.
Sprinkle a little more salt all over.
Let the popcorn sit for about 30 minutes so the chocolate hardens. Once cool, break the popcorn apart using clean hands.
Or you can pop it in the fridge to speed up the process.

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Notes

Vegan: Use only gluten free and vegan kernels, vegan oil and vegan chocolate chips.

Storing: Store extra chocolate covered popcorn in a zip top bag for up to 2 days. I would not freeze this.

Nutrition: The info below is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition