Do you have your activities planned out for the kids yet?
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If not, you're in for a brutal holiday season. Between working, cooking, cleaning, decorating the house, and finding some time for yourself, you've got to find something to keep the kids busy!Luckily, I have a super easy recipe that even the kids can learn on their own. Soon you'll have some little helpers scurrying around the kitchen. Try this out...
Christmas Popcorn...
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Let's get to it. So this is a super simple concept, and you can go about it two different ways. If you want to make everything from scratch, then you should purchase a box of popcorn kernels and get the double boiler going. If you want to keep it quick and easy, just grab some microwavable popcorn and a bowl for the white chocolate. You're going to need:
- 2 tbsp. popcorn kernels
- 2 bars of white baking chocolate
- red and green food dye
- red and green chocolate candies (M&Ms or similar)
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil
1. Pour coconut oil into a flat pan, moving it around to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover the pan with a lid.
2. Pour popcorn kernels into the pan, evenly spread around the bottom. Turn the burner on to HIGH and let sit.
3. While the popcorn is heating, get a double boiler* ready for the white chocolate. Put the burner on LOW.
4. Break up the two bars of white chocolate into the bowl. Let melt, keeping your eyes on both the chocolate and the popcorn.
5. As the chocolate melts, stir it around using a rubber spatula until it becomes fully melted.
6. The popcorn will begin to pop. As it does, move the pan back and forth gently (like Jiffy Pop!) so the kernels don't burn.
7. When the popcorn is done, let it cool for a minute before spreading it out onto a cookie sheet.
8. When the chocolate is melted, divide it evenly into three bowls. In one bowl, use a drop or two of the red food dye. Do the same in another bowl with the green dye. Leave one bowl white.
9. Drizzle the white chocolate all around the popcorn, making sure to evenly distribute each of the colors.
10. Add M&Ms and serve!
This is a delicious treat I make with my siblings every Christmas, and my whole family loves it. It wouldn't be the holidays without us running around the kitchen making treats together. Try this out with your family, and I guarantee it'll be fun for the kids and helpful for you!
*If you don't know what a double boiler is, you can easily make one using a small pot filled with an inch of water and a bowl to place on top of the pot. The heat from the boiling water will transfer to the bottom of the bowl and indirectly heat whatever is in the bowl so it doesn't burn.
3. While the popcorn is heating, get a double boiler* ready for the white chocolate. Put the burner on LOW.
4. Break up the two bars of white chocolate into the bowl. Let melt, keeping your eyes on both the chocolate and the popcorn.
5. As the chocolate melts, stir it around using a rubber spatula until it becomes fully melted.
6. The popcorn will begin to pop. As it does, move the pan back and forth gently (like Jiffy Pop!) so the kernels don't burn.
7. When the popcorn is done, let it cool for a minute before spreading it out onto a cookie sheet.
8. When the chocolate is melted, divide it evenly into three bowls. In one bowl, use a drop or two of the red food dye. Do the same in another bowl with the green dye. Leave one bowl white.
9. Drizzle the white chocolate all around the popcorn, making sure to evenly distribute each of the colors.
10. Add M&Ms and serve!
This is a delicious treat I make with my siblings every Christmas, and my whole family loves it. It wouldn't be the holidays without us running around the kitchen making treats together. Try this out with your family, and I guarantee it'll be fun for the kids and helpful for you!
*If you don't know what a double boiler is, you can easily make one using a small pot filled with an inch of water and a bowl to place on top of the pot. The heat from the boiling water will transfer to the bottom of the bowl and indirectly heat whatever is in the bowl so it doesn't burn.
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