Description
Sweet and salty chocolate peanut butter popcorn combines rich cocoa with nutty peanut butter for an irresistible snack. Drizzled kernels offer a quick treat that satisfies chocolate cravings with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups popped popcorn (unseasoned)
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) peanut butter
- 1 tbsp (15 ml / 0.5 fl oz) coconut oil
- 2 tbsps (30 ml / 1 fl oz) maple syrup
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ tbsps (22.5 ml / 0.75 fl oz) coconut oil
Instructions
- Preparation: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, creating a smooth surface for even popcorn distribution.
- Popcorn Arrangement: Spread freshly popped corn in a single, uniform layer across the prepared baking sheet.
- Coating Creation: Melt coconut oil, peanut butter, and maple syrup in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until the mixture transforms into a glossy, homogeneous liquid.
- Popcorn Glazing: Drizzle the warm peanut butter mixture over the popcorn, gently folding to ensure complete and consistent coverage.
- Initial Setting: Allow the peanut butter-glazed popcorn to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes, enabling the coating to partially set.
- Chocolate Embellishment: Combine chocolate chips and coconut oil in a separate saucepan, heating until melted and achieving a smooth, flowing consistency.
- Final Decoration: Artfully stream the molten chocolate across the peanut butter-coated popcorn, creating intricate, random drizzle patterns.
- Complete Cooling: Leave the chocolate-adorned popcorn at room temperature for 15-20 minutes, allowing the coating to fully harden and crisp.
Notes
- Prevent Kernel Clumping: Spread popcorn in a single, even layer to ensure each piece gets perfectly coated with peanut butter and chocolate.
- Master Smooth Coating Technique: Continuously stir the peanut butter mixture over low heat to create a glossy, well-blended sauce that clings evenly to popcorn.
- Achieve Perfect Chocolate Drizzle: Melt chocolate chips slowly with coconut oil, stirring gently to create a silky, drizzle-friendly consistency that won’t burn.
- Patience is Key: Allow sufficient setting time at room temperature to help chocolate and peanut butter coating become crisp and fully solidify.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg