A healthy sweet and salty snack of popcorn drizzled with melted dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. Part dessert, part snack – completely delicious!
Let’s cover popcorn with melted chocolate, sprinkle it with sea salt, and then find a comfy spot on the couch. Movie night? Game night? Academy Awards night? You’ll find any reason to make this fabulous chocolate popcorn.
We alternate family game nights and family movie nights every week or two. And because I am all about the food, we accompany our movies and games with snacks. Rather than plain popcorn, I’ve been making this easy chocolate popcorn which is tasty, satisfying, and healthy. I love that I can eat a big bowl of this popcorn, with chocolate in every single bite, yet not actually be consuming a tremendous amount of chocolate. Score!
How to Make Chocolate Popcorn
This recipe is super simple – just pop some popcorn on the stove or in an air popper, then toss it with melted chocolate and sprinkle it with sea salt. Give the popcorn a little time to allow the chocolate to firm up, then grab a bowl and dig in. You will love this sweet and salty twist on popcorn.
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Recipe
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil, use an oil with high smoke point such as peanut or canola
- ⅓ cup popcorn kernels
- generous ½ cup dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips, melted (see notes)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan on medium high heat. Put 3 popcorn kernels into the oil and cover the pan. When the kernels pop, add the rest of the ⅓ cup of popcorn kernels in an even layer and cover with the lid.
- Gently shake the pot over the heat source to prevent the kernels from burning. Once the kernels start popping I like to leave the lid slightly ajar to allow some steam to escape. Shake the pan occasionally until most kernels have popped and popping has slowed to several seconds between pops.
- Remove the lid and carefully pour the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet. Be sure that no unpopped kernels make their way onto the baking sheet. Drizzle the popcorn with melted chocolate and sprinkle with sea salt. Toss the popcorn to distribute the chocolate. Taste it and add additional salt, if desired. Allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes for the chocolate to firm up (you can also quickly pop it in the fridge to speed this along).
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Amanda Kruse
I love anything chocolate and this is one thing I haven’t had before! It looks so good!
Denay DeGuzman
I love homemade flavored popcorn! Your recipe for dark chocolate sea salt popcorn is just what I need for this weekend of get togethers with family and friends. Thanks so much for this beautiful recipe inspiration!
Joanie @ One Dish Kitchen
You had me at chocolate and THEN at popcorn! My daughter is having a few friends over for a movie night this weekend. This sweet treat would be the perfect snack to make and share.
Laura
Love this idea! I was think about making treat bags with this popcorn … does it have to be eaten right away? If not, how long will it keep? Thanks!
Celebrating Sweets
Hi, Laura. We have always eaten it within 1 day. I would be concerned that the moisture from the melted chocolate might soften the popcorn if it sits for much longer than that. I would recommend packaging it the day you need it or even the night before. Just make sure that it is COMPLETELY cool before placing it in treat bags, any residual heat could create steam in the bag which would make the popcorn soggy. Enjoy!
Eliana
Just made this! Excellent, easy to follow instructions. Delicious. Thank you!
Celebrating Sweets
I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Lori
Unfortunately… the popcorn needs to be consumed ASAP. I made to bag up and give away along with my Carmel corn but the chocolate got soggy. Oh well. It tasted great just not made for eating later.