Oreo Cookie Popcorn with Peppermint (Christmas Popcorn)

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Oreo Popcorn with peppermint candy is sweet, salty, minty, crunchy, and totally addictive! This yummy holiday treat can be made in just 15 minutes with only four ingredients — let me show you how!

Crunchy popcorn and Oreos are among the world’s favorite snacks, but when you combine the two with peppermint and candy melts, you have a festive Christmas popcorn the entire family will love!

Oreo lovers swoon over this dessert popcorn, too! Serve my easy peppermint cookies and cream popcorn for your next movie night, game day, or holiday party, and watch it disappear before you can say, “Crackerjack!”.

Ingredient notes 

• Popcorn | Choose a lightly salted microwave popcorn of your favorite brand. Just be sure not to use movie theater butter popcorn or anything similar.
• Candy canes | Crushed candy canes bring refreshing peppermint flavor and a festive red color.
• Oreos | I like to use crushed mint Oreo cookies to bring in the green and keep the minty notes going. But you can choose your favorite cookie.

• Vanilla candy melts | Cover the popcorn with a confectionary coating made of vanilla candy melts, white chocolate chips, or melt your favorite white almond bark. This will bind all the ingredients together and sweeten the mix with creamy white chocolate and vanilla notes.
• Peppermint extract | Boost the peppermint taste with a bit of peppermint extract.

How to make easy Christmas Popcorn

Oreo Popcorn with peppermint candy — what more could you want? Not only is this popcorn delicious, it’s so fast and easy to make!

STEP 1 | Pop the popcorn

First, pop the popcorn and remove any unpopped kernels. You don’t want anyone breaking a tooth, so be sure to remove unpopped kernels before mixing the popcorn with the candy coating.

Next, place the popped corn in a roasting pan, so you have plenty of room to mix it up.

STEP 2 | Add the mix ins

Then, add crushed candy canes and Oreo Mint Creme Chocolate Sandwich Cookies to the popcorn and stir gently to mix it up.

STEP 3 | Melt candy and coat popcorn

Melt the vanilla candy coating according to the package directions and stir in some peppermint extract. Pour the melted candy over the popcorn mixture and stir gently with a rubber spatula until the popcorn is coated.

STEP 4 | Let coating harden

Now, pour the popcorn onto a wax paper-lined cookie sheet (or use parchment paper) and let it sit until the melted candy coating hardens.

STEP 5 | Break it up and serve!

Finally, break the delicious popcorn into pieces and store it in an airtight sealed container at room temperature, or serve right away!

If you’re a popcorn fanatic like me, try my other gourmet popcorn recipes, like this Cheddar Cheese Popcorn and my homemade Caramel Corn with Nuts — YUM!

Variations and substitutions

• More Oreos. Add as many minty Oreos as you like to make this treat extra chocolatey.
• Fresh Popcorn. Substitute 1 cup of popcorn for the microwave popcorn.
• Different Oreos. Use whatever Oreos you love — thin, double chocolate, double stuffed, or even red velvet.
• More Add-Ins. Include white chocolate chips, melty marshmallows, colorful M&Ms, festive sprinkles, nuts, and more delicious candies and treats to make this popcorn extra sweet!
• You can use candy peppermints instead of candy cane and get the same results.
• Try the recipe with chocolate melting candy!

Frequently asked questions

Storage tips

• This Oreo Cookie Popcorn is best enjoyed freshly made but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

Serving suggestions

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