If you don’t have a popcorn popping machine, don’t you think it’s about time you got one?
I don’t want to be pushy, but the microwave popcorn bags ones don’t work as well with this recipe. You can always pop corn kernels on the stove, but a popcorn machine is so much easier.
As quickly as your family and friends will eat this up, you’ll want to make it as healthy as possible knowing exactly what ingredients you’re putting into this fun and delicious snack.
So, let’s get you set up with the ingredients and the popcorn machine and we’ll move ahead with the recipe.
Take a look at this Presto 04820 PopLite Hot Air Popper.
Pops faster than a microwave. Do you believe it? It pops up to 18 cups of gourmet corn in less than 2 and a half minutes.
You save 70% by using regular or gourmet popcorn instead of microwave bag popcorn.
You’ll be saving 42% of the calories by popping without oil.
There are no artificial flavors, saturated fats, preservatives or added salt when you pop your own popcorn instead of buying the microwave bags.
I don’t know about you, but I like to know what I’m eating. I gave up the microwave popcorn several years ago and bought one of these. It’s going strong!
You’re also going to need popcorn kernels. Here are a couple of links that will get you started. And while I’m looking around, I’ll give you a selection of candies you can add to your homemade chemical free popcorn snack.
I did get a bit carried away. You have your popcorn, candy melts, square pretzels, chocolates and I thought I’d throw in the jelly beans . . . can Easter be Easter without jelly beans!!!
All right, enough fooling around. Let’s get this recipe going. You may have already figured it out from the picture and have already made your first batch of it.
Easter Snack Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 a cup of popcorn kernels
12 ounces of plain vanilla candy melts
1 and 1/3 cups of pretzel squares you’ll want to break into pieces
12 ounces of M & M chocolate pastel candies of your choice
Multi-colored sprinkles, about 2 ounces
You can add your own ingredients. You can have mini marshmallows, jelly beans, even a candy of your choice . . . it’s your Easter snack!
How about melted marshmallows instead of the candy melts? Just an idea you may want to consider.
Let’s put this together:
Pop popcorn in a popcorn popper and put in a large bowl.
Get rid of any of the unpopped popcorn kernels.
Add the broken pretzel pieces and the candy. Don’t add the Sprinkles yet.
Melt the candy melts in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds. Stir and put in the microwave for another 30 seconds, stir until the candy melts have melted and is smooth.
Drizzle about half of the melted candy melts over the popcorn mixture.
Toss gently with a rubber spatula.
Then drizzle the remaining half of the melted candy melts over the popcorn. Toss again for even distribution.
If you’re using sprinkles — Empty your bowl into a single layer onto wax paper. Sprinkle the mixture evenly with sprinkles before the candy melts set.
Let it cool and harden before breaking it into pieces and serve or store in an airtight container.
There you have it. A fun Easter snack with variations to make it your own.
I fell in love with Thumper when I first saw him in Bambi.
So every spring and Easter, I get thinking about him.
Initially, I was thinking of just printing out Thumper and forgetting about the basket. I would love to make other crafts using his image throughout the year. Wouldn’t he look great wrapped up in Christmas lights?
If you do want to print out and make the Easter Basket, just click the image and you’ll be taken to the download and print page.
You can definitely have some great fun filling these Easter baskets with goodies for your family, friends and neighbors.
I would print these out on cardstock and maybe reinforce the pieces by gluing them on chip board or old cereal boxes or soda can boxes or any cardboard you have around. If you plan on putting Easter eggs in them, the baskets may not be sturdy enough to hold them. Or put a note on them to pick up and support the bottom of the basket.
Emoji’s are extremely popular . . . so why not use them to decorate your Easter Eggs
Yes, it seems easy enough.
Just die your eggs yellow and with an appropriate marker draw the emoji of your choice.
This would definitely be a fun family project.
I’m sure you could find some appropriate stickers you could use as well. That’s why it’s a good idea to think ahead for your various do it yourself projects.
All of us have our favorite emoji . . . I can see them on Christmas ornaments, too. There’s another project to think about ahead of time. This could also work when cutting our your Halloween pumpkin . . .
You may also find some stencils that might work. At least for those of you who don’t feel all that artistic. I’m sure you’ll do quite fine on your own . . . just get into it and see what develops.
Get into that childhood mode of being creative and doing your best. Have fun and enjoy yourself.
You’ve probably concluded that I’ve been procrastinating.
Well, yes and no . . . I’ve been thinking . . . thinking about crafts and how to make them work for me. I love doing various crafts for all of the holidays. I’ve been watching a lot of “how to” videos and doing a lot of research. Just when I think I know what’s going on . . . I realize I don’t know where I’m going . . . and if I don’t know where I’m going, I can’t help get you there either.
I’ve been thinking long and hard about the process. I am amazed how people figure out their templates for boxes and how they can add other parts that all seem to fold into place.
Yes, I did get lost within this “figuring” process. One minute things are so clear, then in the next . . . it’s lost.
I don’t know about you.
I just know it’s important to make things easy so you can spend some quality time making some exciting Easter boxes to fill with Easter goodies for your family.
I guess it is all about the children, but adults are just big kids at heart, too.
Minnie Mouse’s Easter Candy Box
Disney characters are always popular.
For Easter, Minnie Mouse is on the scene. She’s been out and about gathering Easter goodies.
You’ll be able to assemble her quite easily and she has a box you can fill with your favorite Easter goodness. Just click the image and you’ll be taken to the download page. The free print-able is complete with instructions for assembling these delightful boxes.
I love these! They’re great for decorating a shelf or a mantle. I have a table in my entry that I fill with these candy boxes. You see, Family.Disney.com has the whole “family” of characters decked out for Easter.
I hope these brighten up your Easter celebration. No matter what type of crafting you’re into, I’m sure these candy boxes will fit right in to something you can use. They’ll be a big hit with your family and friends.
