Holiday Popcorn Cake Stars - In My Own Style

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In the event you wish to make one thing candy to get pleasure from for the vacations or to offer as a scrumptious edible present or take to a vacation social gathering moreover Christmas cookies or fruitcake, take into account this simple to make Popcorn Cake recipe. I guarantee you will probably be a giant hit with each younger and previous.

Previously I’ve made Popcorn Cake for Easter utilizing pastel M&M candies.

Everybody in my household loves them a lot so I made a decision to make them as Christmas treats utilizing purple and inexperienced M&M’s and use a star-shaped cookie cutter to chop them as a substitute of merely chopping them into squares.

Christmas popcorn and M&M's being made into a tasty holiday treat.

If in case you have ever made Rice Krispy Treats, making the Popcorn Truffles is just about the identical, however you employ popped popcorn as a substitute of cereal.

pressing mixed popcorn, marshmallows, peanuts and butter into a baking tray.

There isn’t a baking wanted. When you stir the substances collectively, you press it right into a baking pan and let it cool.

using a star cookie cutter to cut the shape into a sheet of marshmallow popcorn treats.

As soon as cool, as a substitute of chopping them into squares, I used a star cookie cutter to make them extra festive for the vacations.

Cutting into a tray of popcorn shaped into stars instead of serving Christmas cookies.

Popcorn cake will be sticky as you chop and take them out, if wanted use a fork or spatula to assist.

Christmas popcorn cake cut into star shapes on a serving platter.

Then place them on a reasonably plate for all to get pleasure from. If you wish to layer them on a plate or cookie tin, place a chunk of waxed or parchment paper between the layers. Right here is how I wish to wrap them to offer as an edible present.

Popcorn Cake Recipe

Popcorn Cake Recipe

Whenever you want to make one thing candy to get pleasure from for the vacations or to take to a bake sale or pot-luck moreover brownies, cookies or cupcakes, this simple to make Popcorn Cake recipe will probably be successful with each younger and previous.

Prep Time20 minutes

Whole Time20 minutes

Course: Dessert, Snack

Delicacies: American

Key phrase: popcorn snack

Servings: 24 muffins

Energy: 799kcal

Price: $12.00

25 cups popped popcorn – 20 to 25 cups or use retailer purchased bag of popped popcorn – see photograph in steps beneath1-1/2 cups salted peanuts1- 1/2 cups M & M candies in vacation colours1 stick margarine or butter1/2 cup vegetable oil16 ounces mini marshmallows

Combine collectively in a big bowl: popped popcorn, peanuts and M & M’s. Put aside.

Combine collectively and boil for two minutes: margarine or butter, vegetable oil and mini-marshmallows till melted. Stir continuously so combination does not burn.

Pour melted combination over popcorn combine and blend effectively, ensuring M&M’s are combined evenly all through combine.

Whereas combination remains to be heat make one in every of these variations:If making into balls: Rub vegetable oil over fingers earlier than forming popcorn cake combination into any form so the combination won’t stick with your fingers.– Form into balls and place in cupcake liners.– Form into balls after which on a sheet of wax paper, flatten with palm of hand to make lollipops – push a lollipop stick into every, let cool. – Press into baking pan and lower as you’d lower a brownie.

When taking them on a plate or container, use wax paper in-between the layers to reduce every lower piece of the popcorn cake from sticking to the others.

Utilizing a spatula, press combination into a big baking pan and let cool. As soon as cool, press a star cookie cutter down into the combo. Then utilizing a fork, pull the form out and place on plate.

Repeat course of till you will have lower as many as you may from the pan. For the leftover popcorn combine within the pan, use your fingers to type into balls as described beneath.

Get pleasure from.

For the quantity of popcorn wanted:
I fill a big mixing bowl with popcorn. It’s about 25 cups. The quantity doesn’t must be exact. Just a little extra popcorn will probably be a much less gooey combine. I’ve made it with extra and fewer and it all the time will get eaten.

Extra Christmas Edible Treats to Make

Make the Popcorn Treats For Different Holidays

Popcorn Truffles additionally works effectively for Easter utilizing pastel coloured sweet and type them into little spring nests.

Popcorn-Cake recipe made into lollipop shapes with sticks poked into them. Ribbon tied around sticks and placed on Easter grass.

You may even make the Popcorn muffins into lolli-“pops” by sticking a lollipop stick into every one after rolling it and urgent it flat with the palm of your hand. Making them this fashion will look very festive in Easter baskets.

The way to Make Popcorn Cake Step-By-Step

Popcorn-Cake-ingredients on kitchen counter

Soften the marshmallows, margarine, and oil in a pot.

Popcorn-Cake ingredients cooking on stovetop.

2. Let boil for two minutes

Popcorn-Cake-Marshmallow-mixture melting in pot on stove

3. Combine popped corn, peanuts, and M&M’s collectively in a big bowl.

A big bowl filled with Popcorn-Cake-ingredients mixed-with-M&Ms

4. When marshmallow combination is melted, pour over pop corn combination.

How to make Popcorn-cake-recipe shown step by step. Mixing all the melted ingredients together.

and blend effectively.

5. Rub vegetable oil over your fingers, then form the combination into balls. In the event you don’t do that the combination will stick with your fingers and also you gained’t be capable of mildew into balls. I made mine a bit smaller than a tennis ball. Place on foil, wax or parchment paper.