If you're in the mood for a sweet and salty snack, this chocolate covered popcorn for one is perfect. Make your popcorn and add a quick chocolate drizzle and a dusting of salt. Air Fryer Popcorn or Stasher Popcorn are easy ways to make popcorn at home.
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How will this chocolate popcorn make your life easier?
Pantry snacks are great because you don't have to already have snacks on hand, instead you can throw together a couple ingredients and make a quick snack. This easy sweet and salty chocolate covered popcorn recipe is ready in 5 minutes.
This popcorn snack is great for one person, it makes about 1 ½ cups popped popcorn. Cook your popcorn easily in a Stasher bag or brown paper bag in the microwave, or in an Air Fryer.
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- Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
- Spinach Apple Banana Smoothie
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Protein Balls
- Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
- Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
- Blueberry Chocolate Muffins
What makes this chocolate drizzled popcorn reciipe so good?
- Popcorn: Use yellow or white popcorn in this easy chocolate covered popcorn recipe.
- Cooking Spray: It's so easy to quickly spray your popcorn evenly. You can also use oil or butter.
- Table Salt: Table salt is nice in this recipe because it can get evenly distributed. But you can substitute kosher salt if needed.
- Chocolate Chips: Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips with oil to create a nice chocolate drizzle. You can use white, milk, and/or any other kind of chocolate chips you like.
- Neutral oil: Add just a bit of oil to your chocolate chips. It will thin the chocolate out enough to easily drizzle it over popcorn to make tasty chocolate covered popcorn.
- Kosher Salt: Add a pinch of bigger salt crystals for a salty bite on top. You don't need to add this, but it's nice.
How do I make chocolate popcorn?
To start your chocolate covered popcorn, add popcorn kernels to Stasher bag or paper bag. Seal Stasher bag, leaving 1 inch open for steam to release. If using a paper bag, roll up bag and place rolled part down.
Microwave 2-3 minutes, or until it stops popping. Cook it similar to a microwave popcorn bag. You can remove popped popcorn as it pops to reduce burning, if needed.
Remove when done. Add chocolate chips and oil to small microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments, until melted. Stir to smooth.
While chocolate is in the microwave, spray popcorn with cooking spray and add salt. Shake vigorously to coat all popcorn kernels. Taste test it, it should be just slightly under-salted.
When chocolate is melted, pour about ⅓ of popcorn into serving bowl. Then drizzle about ⅓ of chocolate.
Repeat. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens or eat your chocolate covered popcorn for one immediately.
Substitutions/Tips
- Use a sandwich Stasher bag or larger to pop your popcorn, or small paper bag.
- Make popcorn in air popper or Air Fryer. Use this Air Fryer Popcorn recipe.
- You can also melt 1 Tablespoon each white and dark or milk chocolate chips, with ⅛ teaspoon oil in each. Or mix them. Use what you like.
- If making a larger batch, you can spread the popcorn out on a lined baking sheet, then drizzle chocolate over it. This will help distribute the chocolate evenly on the popcorn.
- Other great add-ins: Crushed cookies, chopped nuts, white chocolate, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, melted butterscotch chips, caramel sauce, etc are all great on chocolate covered popcorn for one.
FAQ
Drizzling melted chocolate is easy, just scoop some melted chocolate with a small spoon and hold it over the food you want to drizzle it over. Smoothly move the spoon around to cover food with chocolate.
This chocolate covered popcorn has chocolate drizzled over it. It's delicious.
Most foods will last 3-5 days. Store your chocolate popcorn in an airtight container on the counter for a couple days. It should still smell good and have an edible texture. Use less oil/spray if you plan to store chocolate covered popcorn.
Yes, coconut oil, or another neutral oil is good melted with chocolate to make chocolate ganache or a chocolate drizzle. Coconut oil doesn't have much of a flavor, so it's a good addition to chocolate and chocolate covered popcorn too.
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
- Popcorn: Air Fryer Popcorn
- Chocolate Chips: Small Batch Dark Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Single Serving Cookie Dough, and Protein Granola.
Did you make this chocolate covered popcorn? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Chocolate Covered Popcorn
Equipment
- 1 Paper bag OR Stasher bag (sandwich or bigger) you can also cook popcorn in an air fryer, see notes for instructions.
- Small Microwave Safe Bowl
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
Popcorn
- 2 Tablespoons popcorn kernels
- cooking spray
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Chocolate Topping
- 2 Tablespoons chocolate chips favorite or multiple kinds
- ¼ teaspoon neutral oil canola, grapeseed, coconut, etc
- kosher or popcorn salt to taste
Instructions
- Add 2 Tablespoons of popcorn kernels to a sandwich Stasher bag (or larger). Seal bag, leaving about 1 inch open to release steam. You can also use a brown paper bag. Roll it up and place in microwave, rolled side down.
- Microwave for 2-3 minutes, or until popcorn stops popping for 15-ish seconds.
- Remove from microwave, and seal. Set aside.
- Add 2 Tablespoons of chocolate chips and ¼ teaspoon oil to a small microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stir between, until melted.
- While chocolate is in microwave, lightly spray popcorn with cooking spray, and add ½ teaspoon salt. Shake bag vigorously. Taste. Add more spray/salt if desired. Barely under-salt your popcorn as you will add more salt to finish it.
- Once chocolate is melted and smooth, shake about ⅓ of the popcorn into a serving bowl. Then drizzle about ⅓ of chocolate over it. Repeat until all popcorn and chocolate is used.
- Add additional salt, if desired.
- You can refrigerate popcorn to cool the chocolate, or enjoy it immediately. Either works.
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Notes
- You can also make your popcorn in an Air Fryer. Use this Air Fryer Popcorn recipe.
- You can also melt 1 Tablespoon each white and dark or milk chocolate chips, with ⅛ teaspoon oil in each. Or mix them. Use what you like.
- If making a larger amount, you can spread the popcorn out on a baking sheet, then drizzle chocolate over it. This will help distribute the chocolate evenly on the popcorn.
- Additional Toppings: crushed cookies, chopped nuts, white chocolate, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, melted butterscotch chips, caramel sauce, etc.
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Sangeetha says
I made the Chocolate Covered Popcorn and it was a delightful treat! The combination of sweet and salty was just perfect, and the chocolate drizzle added a lovely touch. Plus, it was super easy to make using my Air Fryer 🍿🍫🎉
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
the air fryer is so easy! glad you liked it
Anjali says
I made this for movie night with my kids tonight and it was a total hit! Love the sweet & salty flavor of this easy popcorn recipe!
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
yay! it's so good
Ava M says
These chocolaty popcorn is the ultimate sweet and salty treat! The crunchy popcorn coated in luscious chocolate is pure snacking bliss. <3
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
totally! glad you enjoyed it
dana says
This is fantastic! Sweet and salty is such a great combo. Absolutely loving it with popcorn!
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
great to hear! it's such a great combo
Biana says
Chocolate covered popcorn is a fun treat! Perfect for summer or fall, too.
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
agreed! definitely