This Valentine’s Day Popcorn Mix Recipe with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt is a perfect Valentine party food, gift idea or chick flick on the couch snack.
Over the past few months I have become a BIG popcorn fanatic. After I have put in a hard day of work, my favorite thing to do is make myself a big bowl of popcorn (yes a BIG bowl all for myself) and sit on the couch to watch a movie or stream one of my favorite shows.
Sometimes I’ll make regular buttered popcorn, but I usually like to switch it up. I’ll add cheddar cheese powder, make a sweet drizzle with powdered sugar or my FAVORITE – melt in some dark chocolate chips and load on the sea salt.
So, along the lines of my favorite TV snack, this Valentine’s Day Popcorn Mix Recipe with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt is a step up – adding in a bit of color to make the perfect snack for a Valentine party, to put in a jar as a Valentine gift, or just to treat yourself when watching romantic comedies on Netflix.
You can play around with the mixture and have fun adding different flavors of M&M’s and all kinds of cute Valentine sprinkles!
And for another delicious Valentine’s Day snack mix, try our Valentine Peanut Butter Puppy Chow.
🧾 Ingredients Needed
- sea salt
- olive oil
- popcorn kernels
- dark chocolate
- M&M’s as desired
- valentine sprinkles
📌 Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients list with quantities and step-by-step instructions!
🥣 How to Make
Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add a few popcorn kernels and cover pan. Once the kernels begin to pop, add the remaining kernels to the pan and give it a good shake.
Keep popcorn on the stove top until popping slows down to 2-3 seconds between pops. (See stove top popping tips here.)
Remove from heat and add to a large mixing bowl. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, constantly stirring until it reaches a smooth consistency. (Alternatively, you can melt in the microwave, heating 20-30 seconds at a time and stirring each time you heat.)
Once fully melted, drizzle over the popcorn. Allow chocolate to harden. Mix in M&M’s and sprinkles. Serve.
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📖 Recipe
Valentine’s Day Popcorn Mix with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup popcorn kernels
- 5 oz dark chocolate
- M&M’s as desired
- Valentine Sprinkles
Instructions
- Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add a few popcorn kernels and cover pan. Once the kernels begin to pop, add the remaining kernels to the pan and give it a good shake.
- Keep popcorn on the stove top until popping slows down to 2-3 seconds between pops.
- Remove from heat and add to a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, constantly stirring until it reaches a smooth consistency. (Alternatively, you can melt in the microwave, heating 20-30 seconds at a time and stirring each time you heat.)
- Once fully melted, drizzle over the popcorn.
- Allow chocolate to harden.
- Mix in M&M’s and sprinkles.
Erika says
Yum! This sounds delicious! My entire family would enjoy this for Valentine’s Day!
diane says
That looks incredibly tasty! Would be the perfect movie night snack with the teens!
Jennifer says
That looks wonderful! I love popcorn on its own, but it’s also a fantastic base for all sorts of sweet treats.
Cathi Crismon says
Wow! You’ve got my attention. I love popcorn and this is one fancy treat! A Valentine movie night with my grandkids and this recipe and I will be the best grandma on the planet!
Christina Moore says
This sounds great, i will have to make this for my granddaughter
Rosie says
wow I was expecting it to be more complicated – yea! Easy, healthy, fun and delish – I must try this!