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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allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
I need some extra smarts, Allison. I better make up a batch of this quick!
Celebrating Sweets
Ha! That’s what I keep telling myself. 🙂
Megan Keno
I love this! It’s the perfect snack for those chocolate craving!
Celebrating Sweets
Definitely, Megan!
Teri
Sign me up for movie night with this popcorn. Very yummy!
Pamela
Would you use plain or buttered popcorn for this recipe? Thanks.
Celebrating Sweets
Hi, Pamela. I would suggest plain (I actually pop plain popcorn on the stovetop). If you only have buttered you can try it, but the butter flavor might compete with the chocolate. Happy snacking! 🙂
Nancy
How long would this last if one were to make a large batch? Whats the best way to store?
Celebrating Sweets
Hi, Nancy. It is best within 1-2 days of being made. I would suggest storing it in an airtight container in the pantry.
Amanda
This looks delicious! Might have to add it into my Oscar party planning 🙂
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife
Yum! I want to make some of this for movie night!
Taylor Reese
This sounds beyond incredible!! I love sweet and salty popcorn.
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Bryant
This looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
Angie
YUM, this looks so tasty. I should try making this for a movie night…