Popcorn Bombs with Dark Chocolate are a delicious blend of sweet and salty. These candies are ideal as homemade gifts or for movie nights and parties. They're sure to please a crowd and are quite simple to make!
Ingredients: 12 cups popped popcorn. 16 ounces dark chocolate, chopped. 1/2 cup unsalted butter. 1 cup granulated sugar. 1/4 cup light corn syrup. 1/4 cup water. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1 cup mini marshmallows. 1/2 cup chocolate chips. 1/2 cup chopped nuts optional. 1/4 cup crushed pretzels optional.
Instructions: Pop the popcorn and transfer it to a big mixing bowl. Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a different saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 300F, or the hard crack stage. After taking the sugar mixture off the stove, whisk in the vanilla extract. Take care, as it will erupt. Pour the hot sugar mixture over the popcorn as soon as it pops, then toss gently to coat all of the popcorn. To the popcorn mixture, add chocolate chips, chopped nuts, mini marshmallows, and crushed pretzels if using. Mix everything together by stirring. Cake liners are used to line a muffin tin. To form the popcorn mixture into bomb-shaped cupcake liners, spoon it inside and press down firmly. To give the bombs time to set, put the muffin tin in the refrigerator for approximately half an hour. After they have hardened, take the popcorn bombs out of the cupcake liners and savor!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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