Perfect for a movie night at home - this Mocha Popcorn Munch combines the coffee and chocolate flavors of mocha with the all time favorite movie treat: Popcorn.
Tomorrow is National Caramel Popcorn Day (in the US) and just in time for that, I bring you, this Mocha Popcorn treat. You guessed right – it uses caramel popcorn! Yum!
Here in Vietnam, I can buy ready-made caramel popcorn from the store and pretty much every street vendor has it as well. But, if you don’t have caramel popcorn, regular or buttery flavors will work for this too.
The caffeine kick in this popcorn is perfect for me and everyone else who has trouble staying awake during movies. Yesterday I fell asleep in the theater again! Maybe it’s not me but the movies – G.I. Joe 2 was a pretty bad.
Jocelyn from InsideBruCrewLife is the queen of popcorn munch in my eyes. Just look at all the different creative popcorn treatsshe has on her blog. Before reading her blog I never realized what creative potential popcorn has. Seriously, check it out! It’s really neat!
To make this Mocha Popcorn Munch I combined the popped caramel popcorn with instant mocha powder (I used VIA Ready Brew from Starbucks). This popcorn mix is tossed with melted white chocolate and sprinkled with mini chocolate chunks (I cut my own mini chunks because I can’t find chocolate chips in Vietnam – but mini chocolate chips would be perfect). Thankfully, as with many of my posts, the ingredient list is pretty short, and everything is really easy to find!
After setting up in the fridge, I broke the popcorn into chunks and drizzled it on with the most amazing mocha white chocolate drizzle. Really, this popcorn munch is worth it just for the that. To make the drizzle I adapted one of Jocelyn’s recipes. Instead of instant coffee I used mocha.
The instant mocha is mixed with heated sweetened condensed milk until it dissolves and then stirred into a little melted white chocolate (1 teaspoon of shortening makes it more “drizzable”).
Can I tell you something I haven’t shared yet? We are going back to Canada (for the summer at least)!!!! Clearly, I am just a little bit excited, if that wasn’t obvious!
I have to say, I am pretty stoked just thinking of all the baking opportunities! Yes, you heard right, I will be able to bake again, and I can actually get my hands on pretty much every ingredient I want to. I think this also means I will have an oven again! Wow, there are about to be so many new and interesting posts! Prepare yourselves!
We already have our flight is booked for the end of next week. First, we’ll visit my family in Kelowna for a bit but most of our time will actually be spent in Calgary.
I have a number of no-bake treats scheduled still but soon enough baking with an oven will commence!
If you tried this mocha popcorn recipe, what did you think? Pretty great for the movies, right? Please share your thoughts and ideas with me and remember, I love to see pictures, too! Enjoy your popcorn and your movie!
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Recipe
Mocha Popcorn Munch
Ingredients
- 8 cups popped caramel popcorn
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips or chunks
- 3 tablespoon instant mocha powder divided (I use Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Mocha)
- 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips divided
- 2 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine popcorn and 2 tablespoon mocha powder. Melt 1 ¼ c white chocolate chips in the microwave or on top of a double-boiler.
- Toss popcorn mix with the melted white chocolate. Spread the popcorn out on a large lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and toss again a little.
- Let the popcorn set up in the fridge for 5 minutes. Take out and break into chunks.
- Melt ¼ c white chocolate with shortening. In another bowl heat up sweetened condensed milk and stir in 1 tablespoon mocha powder until dissolved. Stir into melted white chocolate.
- Drizzle the mocha mix over the popcorn. Let set for 5 minutes.
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Random Questions
There are various ways to add flavor to popcorn. You can use seasonings like salt, cheese powder, or herbs, or drizzle melted butter or flavored oils over the popped corn. Additionally, you can sprinkle powdered flavorings or spices directly onto the popcorn.
To ensure that popcorn flavorings stick to the popcorn, it is helpful to add them while the popcorn is warm. Mixing the flavorings with melted butter or oil can also help the seasonings adhere better to the popcorn.
Several flavors work well with popcorn, including classic choices like butter, salt, and cheese. Other popular options include caramel, chocolate, barbecue, and various herb and spice blends. Sweet, savory, and spicy flavors can all be great choices depending on your preferences.
You can add various toppings and seasonings to microwave popcorn for extra flavor. Melted butter, grated cheese, or powdered spices are easy options to enhance the taste.
Additionally, you can drizzle caramel or chocolate over the popcorn or sprinkle it with flavored salts or seasoning blends for a unique taste experience.
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
I am loving the caffeine hit in this fun popcorn. And thank you so much for the shout out...you are so sweet!!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Making a mocha popcorn munch is genius, Regina! This is a perfect sub for coffee on busy mornings 🙂 or for late-night pick-me-ups!
Regina
Mmm...haven't thought of popcorn for breakfast but I am liking this!! 😀
ashley - baker by nature
I love pimped out popcorn! This looks majorly munch-able!
Regina
Haha...I love your way of calling this popcorn pimped 😉
amy @ fearless homemaker
Ooh, this popcorn looks SO good. I could go for a big bowl right now!
Regina
Only a BIG bowl of this will do Amy 😀
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Oh my word this sound delicious. perfect for Mad Men tonight!
Regina
Thanks so much Aimee. I didn't even know about Mad Men until I googled it just now...
Dorothy @ Crazy for Cust
What a great idea!!! I'm all over this!
Regina
I planted my face into the bowl as well 😉