Minty Shamrock M&M Popcorn is a super easy & delicious treat to enjoy on St. Patrick's Day. If you are a fan of white chocolate popcorn, the added mint M&M's in this snack will make you swoon!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword mint, popcorn, white chocolate
Prep Time 4 minutesminutes
Mixing 5 minutesminutes
Servings 8cups
Ingredients
8cupspopped popcorn
11ounceswhite chocolate chips
1-1/2tbspshortening
1/2tspsalt
1-1/2cupsMint M&M's
1/2cupgreen milk chocolate M&M's
Instructions
Prepare the popcorn using an air popper popcorn maker into a large bowl & set aside.
In a glass bowl, combine white chocolate chips & shortening.
Nest the bowl in a pan filled halfway with water & heat on the stove over medium heat. (you can use a double boiler for this.
Stir constantly until chocolate is in a very liquid state & smooth. Do not over heat.
Remove from heat- pour immediately over popcorn.
Fold the chocolate into the popcorn until it's coated & well combined.
Sprinkle in salt & continue to stir.
Pour in M&M's & continue to mix in. (Best to do this in small batches- you want some of the M&M's to get melted a bit from the heat of the white chocolate. Then you want to add more as it cools otherwise they will sink to the bottom.)