Chocolate covered popcorn gets a fun twist when it gets mixed with Banana Split flavors. Strawberry, banana, and chocolate will make this Banana Split Popcorn your new favorite way to eat popcorn.
Do you know what day it is?
Besides the first day of July…holy cow! It’s July first!!! Does anyone know where June even went? Me either. Good thing I take lots of phone pics to remember what happened. I barely can remember what I ate for breakfast each day.
Anyway, back to seeing if you knew what today was. It is the first day of Banana Split Week! Raaaawwwwrrrr! And the crowd goes wild with excitement!
Ok fine, so I have over active imagination when I try to picture your excitement over such a fun week!
I am teaming up with Aimee from Shugary Sweets to bring you all Banana Split inspired desserts all week long. I sure hope you are ready because we have an impressive line up of goodies!
Want to know something? I am like the worst procrastinator ever. You see, Aimee asked me oh, let’s say maybe 2 months ago if I wanted to do this Banana Split week with her.
Plenty of time to make and photograph these recipes you would think. Except that this is me you are talking to.
Want to know when I started making these goodies? Oh, the list started right away. Then a month later I made one treat. Then last week I decided I should really finish up because Banana Split week was almost here. And by last week, I really mean Friday.
Procrastinate much? Yeah…welcome to my world!
Oh, and this popcorn? Nope didn’t happen last week. This was yesterday’s project. Thank goodness it was an easy one to throw together and photograph in under an hour. I like to live dangerously close to the edge. One of these days it will probably end badly for me. Yikes! Knock on wood! I don’t want that to really come true!
Let’s talk about the popcorn instead of the impending doom of my procrastination.
You probably have all the ingredients on hand to make a batch of this delicious popcorn. I used white and chocolate CandiQuik to coat my popcorn with. You can also use chocolate chips or Almond Bark, if that’s what you have or can find.
Use a few spoonfuls of dry banana pudding mix and dry strawberry Jello powder to flavor 2 bowls of melted white chocolate. Now in case you were wondering, no it does not dissolve all the way. The chocolate will have a slight grainy texture, but when it dries on the popcorn you will not even notice it. I promise!
You can also add some yellow gel food coloring to make your banana chocolate more banana colored if you like. Make sure you only use GEL food color though. If you use liquid food coloring it will make your chocolate seize and harden. It’s not a pretty picture and believe me, you don’t want to waste ingredients.
Give each bowl of popcorn a stir with the melted chocolate, lay it out on a wax paper lined tray, and refrigerate it for 5 minutes. Go ahead and wash some dishes while you wait. Or leave them all over the counter and sink like I did. They will be there later when you decide to finally clean up 🙂
Break apart the popcorn and toss it all together in a bowl. It’s ready for gift giving or munching on at all hours of the day. It makes a delicious midnight snack when you are editing pictures. Not that I would ever procrastinate and do that. Wink, wink!!!
And make sure you stop by Aimee’s to get the recipe for her Banana Split Fudge. It looks amazing!
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Chocolate, strawberry, and banana chocolate covered popcorn in one delicious snack mix.
Ingredients
- 12 cups fresh popped popcorn, divided and seeds removed
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
- 8 ounces white CandiQuik, divided
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons instant banana pudding mix (the dry mix)
- yellow gel food coloring, optional
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons dry strawberry Jello mix
- 4 ounces chocolate CandiQuik
Instructions
- Add 4 cups of popcorn and 1/2 cup marshmallows to 3 bowls.
- Place 4 ounces white CandiQuik in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute. Stir and heat for 20 seconds more. Stir until creamy. Add the dry banana pudding mix and stir until completely mixed in. Use a toothpick to add a small bit of yellow food coloring, if desired. Stir in. Pour over the popcorn in one bowl. Stir until the popcorn is coated. Pour onto a pan that has been lined with wax paper. Let set.
- Repeat with the remaining white CandiQuik and strawberry Jello mix. Pour over popcorn in another bowl. Stir until coated and pour onto another wax paper lined tray. Let set.
- Place the chocolate CandiQuik in a bowl and heat until melted and smooth. Pour over the last popcorn bowl. Stir until coated, then pour onto a wax paper lined tray. Let set.
- Break apart all three flavors into chunks, then place in a large bowl and stir together. Store tightly covered on the counter.
More fun ways to make chocolate covered popcorn more fun:
Tieghan says
This is so fun, Jocelyn!! Great idea!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Tieghan!
Aimee@ShugarySweets says
So fun and perfect for Banana Split Week. I love your flavored popcorns!!!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
YUM!! What a clever combo 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Becca!
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} says
I’m terrible when it comes to blogging. My bloggers are organised with many posts ready to go, then there’s me. So I totally hear you with the procrastination.
Gotta love banana split week though, and banana split popcorn looks so much fun. What kind of popcorn do you buy to make these? Sweet?
Laureen says
I think I’ve just found my new favorite snack!!
Stephanie+@+Macaroni+and+Cheesecake says
This looks like such a fun sweet/salty treat! And great minds think alike, I posted a banana split treat yesterday! 🙂 I’m like you, if I didn’t take lots of pictures I wouldn’t remember what happened during the month either!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
I’m glad I’m not alone in that! Ha! 😉 Thanks Stephanie!
Chichi says
This looks so yummy. My daughter loves popcorn and i know she will definitely love this. Ideas to keep her friends and her entertained over the weekend
Amanda says
Love your popcorn, I got to have this. I’ll be glued to your website this week to see what all banana goodness you come up with 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Amanda!! 🙂
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen says
This is such a fun little treat! And the cups you used are pretty and perfect!
Averie+@+Averie+Cooks says
Totally fun and I bet tastes awesome! What a fun treat! 🙂 pinned
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Averie! 🙂
Nancy says
I think this dessert is really creative and clever!!! You are awesome! And you probably get that procrastination gene from your mother. 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Haha, probably! Thanks Mom! 😉
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
You are definitely my hero! I love popcorn any way I can get it and this is SO creative!
Mir says
You and Aimee are two crazy kids! Love the theme for this week!
This is pretty and looks delicious. Reminds me of summer state fairs, or ice cream shops, or anything summery and amazing!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thank you so much Mir! 🙂
Jamie says
Oh my goodness, I love popcorn and banana splits so this recipe could be dangerous for me! YUM! I’m super excited to see your other banana split recipes this week!!!
Kathleen R. says
yummy!! all your popcorn recipes look delish!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Kathleen!
Shannon @ Bake.Frost.Repeat says
Genius! When I saw this post I was eager to see how you got the banana flavor in there. Banana pudding mix. Genius!!!
Betsy | JavaCupcake.com says
GENIUS!!!! This recipe is GENIUS!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Betsy! 🙂
Taylor+@+Food+Faith+Fitness says
Seriously, I didn’t think popcorn got any better
Until you banana split AND cute-i-fied it! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Taylor! 🙂
Paula says
My boys eat a bag of popcorn every single day and I don’t know why I don’t make it fun for them! Pinning to try this!
Cookbook Queen says
Love this pretty popcorn!
Lisa+@+Garnish+with+Lemon says
What a fun and creative snack! Happy 4th!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Lisa! Happy 4th to you too! 🙂
Johlene says
This is one of the cutest ideas I´ve seen on the net..love it!! xoxo
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Aww, thank you so much Johlene! 🙂
Jessica+@+A+Kitchen+Addiction says
What fun flavors for popcorn!
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
So incredibly clever – love this, J!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks M! Hehe! 😉
Lindsay+@+Life,+Love+and+Sugar says
Banana Split Week? How fun! I just made a banana split thing the other day! This popcorn is such a great idea – love it!
julia says
What a creative & delicious treat!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Julia!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says
Best. Week. Ever. This is by far the prettiest popcorn I’ve ever seen, and banana split is my FAVE! Agh. I wish I had a bowl in front of me right this second! 😀
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Jess! 🙂
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
Oh my gosh, that must be so delicious! Love it!
marcie says
I love a good banana split, so having popcorn in all those fun flavors sounds delicious! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
Thanks Marcie! 🙂
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
This is such a cute idea Jocelyn!! I’m the worst at procrastinating on blog recipes too… I need to start planning ahead to have enough lined up for when we move at the end of the summer, but for now, I’m lucky if I have one or two ready to go. I’m impressed that you made one of your banana split treats a month ago — that’s incredible!
Chels+R. says
How fun is this? What a neat idea!