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One of my favorite things to make is chocolate covered popcorn.
It is such a blank canvas for so many different variations!
Every fall I buy the three seasonal cereals Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry.
And every fall they sit there, because for some reason ours kids will only eat one bowl.
It’s marshmallow cereal…why don’t they eat more of it?
I remember as a kid eating this cereal and loving it.
And because I love the taste of peanuts and candy corn together,
I decided to add that in with the cereal.
What I love most about this was that the popcorn still tasted like the cereal…
only with so much more to it!!!
I also decided to decorate some bags with some of my new Lifestyle Crafts die cuts.
This Build a Monster die is so much fun. Those fangs are too much!!!
While I created the tag for the popcorn bags, my kids made monster face cards for their cousins.
I also pulled out the Party Flag Inserts dies that I bought a few months ago
to make the round blue tag and the black and red tags.
Some black & white twine and some letter stamps that I found for a $1 at Walmart
added the perfect little touch for the top tag.
Then I remembered that I had some little black clothespins that I just bought at Archivers.
It was the perfect extra thing for the bags.
Popcorn, cereal, peanuts, and candy corn coated with white chocolate.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine the popcorn, cereal, marshmallows, peanuts, and candy corn in a bowl. In another microwave safe bowl, combine the Candiquik and the shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted and smooth. Pour over the popcorn mix and toss until everything is coated. Spread out on a wax paper lined tray and let set. Break into chunks and store in an air tight container.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
You make the best popcorn treats. And the die cuts are adorable. I love that you got all crafty on these!!!
Mmmm…I want to make your monster mix so bad…but it wouldn’t even get past my kitchen! I’d eat it all!
Oooh, this looks SO good! We are heading to the pumpkin patch this weekend and I was going to make a mix to take with us–I think I’ll have to try your version! LOVE the bags, too!
My 9 and 13 year old would be all over this…and I love the cute bags.
We’d love it if you stopped by and shared it at our linky party! Show and Tell: Share the Season Crafts and Recipes
We hope you stop by and share!
Loving the whole package! Cuuute
Such a fun idea for Halloween and I love the bags! If I may, I’d like to invite you to submit your photos to the new YumGoggle, a photo sharing site with the philosophy that if you worked hard to cook it and photograph it, we should show it off! Hope to see you there soon!
http://www.yumgoggle.com/gallery/
This is the whole package and then some, girl! LOVE the packaging itself–totally adorable! And I am loving the mix just as much. Those cereals are amazing and I don’t know how your kidlets only stop at one bowl (what is that business?!)
That looks so good. I love your packaging!
This is such a fun mix! Perfect for Halloween! Love the packaging!
What a fun treat – this sounds sooo good!
What cute bags!!! Love this fun and yummy halloween treat!
This is so cool! Very cute and I bet absolutely delicious! Shame I cannot get this cereal in the UK!
Rebecca
I love your popcorn munch! I can always count on you for a good one, this is awesome! Good luck with the move!
Jocelyn,
I love your Monster Mix popcorn. I of course call this stuff Popcorn Crack because it’s so stinking addicting! I can’t wait to make this version. Looks super yummy. Love the new blog too
Michelle
These might be the cutest popcorn treats ever! Love the little vampire mouths.
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I’d love to include this in my Halloween roundup!!!
Hi, Sarah. You can definitely share this in your roundup!!!
Love this mix and your adorable bag. Thanks so much for sharing!