M&M’s® Double Chocolate Caramel Corn

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Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M’s®, yum!

M&M’s® Double Chocolate Caramel Corn

Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M's®, yum! #HeroesEatMMs #CollectiveBias #shop
We love having movie nights during the week, my favorite part is snacking… of course. But, it’s so hard to decide sometimes between popcorn and candy!
So, I thought why not combine the two into one sweet and salty treat! YUM, that’s how today’s post was born, my friends!
Now, for the best part the caramel corn! I love adding M&M’s to recipes like this one and this one, they make everything more fun!
Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M's®, yum! #HeroesEatMMs #CollectiveBias #shop
The recipe for the caramel corn was inspired from I’m a Lazy Mom!

M&M’s® Double Chocolate Caramel Corn

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Traditional
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 550 kcal

Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M's®, yum!

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Ingredients

  • 2 bags microwave popcorn
  • 1 Cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 Cup butter unsalted
  • 1/4 Cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 Cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 medium sized bag milk chocolate M&M's®

Instructions

  1. Pop popcorn, place popcorn in a bowl and toss the popcorn so the kernels that didn't pop fall to the bottom.
  2. In a large stock pot, melt butter over medium low heat, add in the brown sugar, salt and light corn syrup and whisk until combined. Turn the heat up to medium and bring to a simmer, as soon as bubbles start to form, put a timer on 5 minutes and DO NOT STIR.
  3. When the 5 minutes is up, take off the heat and stir in the baking soda, it will foam you're doing it right! Taking handfuls of the popcorn to make sure you don't get any unpopped kernels, place popcorn into the stock pot and mix to combine. Be extremely careful not to get any of the caramel on your hands IT WILL BURN YOU. When popcorn is as evenly coated as possible, lay it out onto parchment paper in an even layer, squishing it down with a spatula or spoon.
  4. When cool to the touch, break it up into bite sized pieces and place on a baking sheet.
  5. Melt chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 15 second intervals, stirring after each 15 seconds. Drizzle chocolate over popcorn. Place in fridge for about 30 minutes so the chocolate will harden.
  6. In a large bowl, add the chocolate caramel corn with the bag of M&M's®, toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
M&M’s® Double Chocolate Caramel Corn
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 42mg 14%
Sodium 677mg 28%
Potassium 178mg 5%
Total Carbohydrates 73g 24%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 56g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 11.2%
Calcium 6.1%
Iron 5.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Step by Step Directions

op popcorn, place popcorn in a bowl and toss the popcorn so the kernels that didn't pop fall to the bottom. In a large stock pot, melt butter over medium low heat, add in the brown sugar, salt and light corn syrup and whisk until combined.

op popcorn, place popcorn in a bowl and toss the popcorn so the kernels that didn’t pop fall to the bottom.
In a large stock pot, melt butter over medium low heat, add in the brown sugar, salt and light corn syrup and whisk until combined.

Turn the heat up to medium and bring to a simmer, as soon as bubbles start to form, put a timer on 5 minutes and DO NOT STIR.

Turn the heat up to medium and bring to a simmer, as soon as bubbles start to form, put a timer on 5 minutes and DO NOT STIR.

When the 5 minutes is up, take off the heat and stir in the baking soda, it will foam you're doing it right!

When the 5 minutes is up, take off the heat and stir in the baking soda, it will foam you’re doing it right!

Taking handfuls of the popcorn to make sure you don't get any unpopped kernels, place popcorn into the stock pot and mix to combine. Be extremely careful not to get any of the caramel on your hands IT WILL BURN YOU.

Taking handfuls of the popcorn to make sure you don’t get any unpopped kernels, place popcorn into the stock pot and mix to combine. Be extremely careful not to get any of the caramel on your hands IT WILL BURN YOU.

When popcorn is as evenly coated as possible, lay it out onto parchment paper in an even layer, squishing it down with a spatula or spoon.

When popcorn is as evenly coated as possible, lay it out onto parchment paper in an even layer, squishing it down with a spatula or spoon.

When cool to the touch, break it up into bite sized pieces and place on a baking sheet. Melt chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 15 second intervals, stirring after each 15 seconds. Drizzle chocolate over popcorn. Place in fridge for about 30 minutes so the chocolate will harden.

When cool to the touch, break it up into bite sized pieces and place on a baking sheet.
Melt chocolate in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 15 second intervals, stirring after each 15 seconds. Drizzle chocolate over popcorn. Place in fridge for about 30 minutes so the chocolate will harden.

Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M's®, yum! #HeroesEatMMs #CollectiveBias #shop

In a large bowl, add the chocolate caramel corn with the bag of M&M’s®, toss to combine. Serve and enjoy!

YUMMMMM, this is soooo good you will never buy caramel corn already made again!

Homemade caramel corn is drizzled with chocolate and mixed with classic M&M's®, yum! #HeroesEatMMs #CollectiveBias #shop

It was a perfect pair on movie night! I think it would be a great treat to have around for the holidays as well.

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Dana @ This Silly Girl's Life
 

About Dana DeVolk

Dana is a professional Chef turned blogger, recipe developer, food photographer, and more! Her passion is writing about food and posting recipes while offering tips and tricks of the trade. She lives in Florida with her Hubby and four fur babies.

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13 Comments at M&M’s® Double Chocolate Caramel Corn

  4. Trisha D. says:
    September 17, 2014

    http://thissillygirlskitchen.com

    While we appreciate your tasty popcorn recipe, Outside [the Box] link party is geared toward DIY, Crafty, and Home Decor. We hope to see some of your amazing projects instead!

    Ps. I’m totally pinning your recipe!
    P.p.s. I should have made this for our outdoor movie night a few weeks back!

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