This recipe for Cookies and Cream Popcorn incorporates chocolate sandwich cookies with melted white chocolate to make a salty, sweet, and crunchy popcorn that everyone is sure to love.
For another cookies and cream inspired recipe, be sure to try making some Cookies and Cream Ice Cream as well. Try making your own microwave popcorn using kernels and a bag with a Brown Bag Popcorn recipe.
Popcorn is a staple in my house. I may run out of milk or bread, but my kitchen will always have popcorn.
Growing up my parents loved popcorn, so I have great childhood memories associated with popcorn. I remember piling in the car, heading to the drive-in movie theater, with our snacks in tow.
My mom always popped enough popcorn to fill a brown paper grocery bag and everyone took turns holding the bag with each of us reaching to enjoy the buttery and delicious popcorn while watching a movie on the big screen.
I'll never forget stumbling upon a container of rainbow-colored popcorn kernels and spending weeks begging my mom to buy it as she warns me that it's just regular popcorn.
But of course, I had to see it for myself. So finally my mom gave in and purchased the over-priced rainbow popcorn, took it home, and popped it. And do you know what happened? Mom was right it was regular ole popcorn. I was SO disappointed and I never asked her to buy that popcorn again.
Now did I still eat the popcorn you may ask? Of course, I did! No point in wasting some perfectly good popcorn.
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Ingredients You'll Need
- Popcorn - Use any plain popcorn that you prefer. It can be a microwave version or you can pop it from kernels in a pot on the stovetop. Just try not to use any popcorn that is overly buttery because the melted chocolate may not stick to it as well.
- White Chocolate - Any white chocolate morsels, chips, or candi melts will work. This will coat the popcorn and allow a base for the crushed cookies to stick to. It also helps to make the popcorn sweet and creates the cream. When melting, but sure to watch it carefully as white chocolate tends to burn easily.
- Sandwich Cookies - Chocolate sandwich cookies are needed to make the cookie portion of the popcorn. Use regular-size sandwich cookies, not double stuff, and add them to a food processor to crush them up.
Step By Step Instructions
Begin the recipe by lining a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Pop the popcorn and place it into a large mixing bowl.
Using a food processor, add in sandwich cookies, and pulse them until it resembles a coarse meal. If you don't have a food processor, then place the cookies into a gallon-size storage bag, close the bag, and roll a rolling pin over the bag to crush the cookies.
Using a double boiler or the microwave melt the white chocolate until it becomes fully melted and smooth. If you prefer to use the microwave be sure to keep an eye on the chocolate so it won't burn. Keep in mind that white chocolate burns easily so microwave it for a few seconds at a time.
Pour the melted chocolate on top of the popcorn into the large bowl. Add the crushed sandwich cookies and gently stir until combined.
Evenly pour the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it out into a single layer. Allow the popcorn to cool and set for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Use plain popcorn or lightly salted, but not movie theater or buttery. Homemade, microwave, or premade will all work.
- Whether melting the white chocolate on the stovetop or in the microwave, but sure to watch it closely as white chocolate burns easily.
- Use a food processor to crush the cookies into a coarse meal. If you don't have a food processor, add them to a plastic storage bag and roll a rolling pin over it a few times.
- Do not use double stuff sandwich cookies for this recipe, be sure to use regular chocolate sandwich cookies.
Storage
Store any leftover popcorn in an airtight container or plastic storage bag at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Recipe
Cookies and Cream Popcorn
Equipment
- 1 Large Sheet Pan
- 1 Food processor
- 1 microwave
Ingredients
- 3 cups popped popcorn
- 12 individual chocolate sandwich cookies
- 11 ounces white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin the recipe by lining a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Pop the 3 cups of popcorn and place it into a large mixing bowl.
- Using a food processor, add in 12 chocolate sandwich cookies, and pulse them until it resembles a coarse meal. If you don't have a food processor, then place the cookies into a gallon-size storage bag, close the bag, and roll a rolling pin over the bag to crush the cookies.
- Using a double boiler or the microwave melt the 11 ounces white chocolate until it becomes fully melted and smooth. If you prefer to use the microwave be sure to keep an eye on the chocolate so it won't burn.
- Pour the melted chocolate on top of the popcorn into the large bowl. Add the crushed sandwich cookies and gently stir until combined.
- Evenly pour the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it out into a single layer. Allow the popcorn to cool and set for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
- Store any leftover popcorn in an airtight container or plastic storage bag at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Use plain popcorn or lightly salted, but not movie theater or buttery. Homemade, microwave, or premade will all work.
- Whether melting the white chocolate on the stovetop or in the microwave, but sure to watch it closely as white chocolate burns easily.
- Use a food processor to crush the cookies into a coarse meal. If you don't have a food processor, add them to a plastic storage bag and roll a rolling pin over it a few times.
- Do not use double stuff sandwich cookies for this recipe, be sure to use regular chocolate sandwich cookies.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Original post date 10/17/2016. Updated 01/06/2023.
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Sonya
Wow!!!! That looks delicious. I never think about making my popcorn sweet. I always make it salty when I pop it at home. But this recipe would be a delicious treat.
admin
I love salty savory popcorn as well, but every now and then sweet popcorn is a nice treat 🙂
Tamara
I made this once and it was AWESOME.
Popcorn is a staple here too. We often run out of milk or eggs but if we run out of popcorn, I want to cry.
admin
It really is AWESOME!! I so feel your pain...I will cry if I run out of popcorn, but who needs milk and eggs anyway...lol