Christmas Crunch Popcorn - the Easiest Christmas Treat!

This is one of those easy treats that’s likely to become a yearly holiday tradition. Not only is this Christmas popcorn a breeze to make but people of all ages love it! It’s so good it's hard to know when to stop eating it!

You only need 5 ingredients and a very basic kitchen know-how for this one. Plus it’s one of those things the kids will love to help with, they can add all the sprinkles.

I like to divide them into treat bags tied with a ribbon and gift tag and take them around for Christmas treats. And now one needs to know how simple it was.

Caramel Corn Snack Mix

If your family are basketball fans then this is most definitely the perfect treat to make to munch on during the game, no other snacks will matter. And for me I'm already planning on making it again for an upcoming road trip.

Everyone of us absolutely loved this caramel popcorn! And I loved how easy it was to make. You just boil together a few ingredients then toss it over the mix of popcorn, cereal, pretzels and pecans and bake it in the oven for 30 minutes. It's probably a bad thing it's so easy to make because it's just so dangerously good!

For this recipe I used pecans. They're a healthy snack or a great addition to your favorite baking and dinner recipes. They are even delicious in chicken salad too. Now what are you waiting for?? Head to the store if you don't already have the ingredients for this recipe and get cookin!

More Tasty Snack Mix Recipes You'll Love

• Sweet Holiday Chex Mix
• Cookies and Cream Chex Mix
• Orange Creamsicle Buddies (Variation on Muddy Buddies)

Kettle Chip Caramel Popcorn

I love this because it's a treat that everyone both young and old alike will love and it's perfect for the holidays.

Guests need a few treats and snacks to hold them over between meals and this popcorn will have them swooning! It's easy to make and the hint of salt giving it that salted caramel flavor will leave everyone craving more and asking for the recipe.

Make it festive by adding sprinkles or swap out the chocolate for white chocolate - or go all out and add both. You can even leave the chocolate out of the recipe and you'll still have a totally irresistible caramel popcorn! Try this soon, I mean duh, it has Kettle Brand Chips so it's got to be good!

Homemade Caramel Popcorn Recipe

This caramel popcorn isn't just any ordinary caramel popcorn, this is a chewy (kind of sticky), salted caramel popcorn.  The sea salt in this recipe takes caramel popcorn to the next level of deliciousness, it ads a gourmet touch.

I love both types of popcorn, the chewy and crunchy, but I think I favor the chewy a little bit more. It reminds me of my Grandma because she made it all the time, especially during the holidays.

I cannot express to you how excited I am to finally have found this recipe!!  Do you remember this popcorn?  My Grandmother made this countless times for us.

She would bring a recycled ice cream pail full of it to family gatherings, parties or she'd just have some prepared for us grand kids when we'd come to visit.   My sweet Grandmother passed away many years ago and I haven't been able to find the recipe... until yesterday!

I have tried several other recipes I've found on the web and none of them produced the result I was looking for.  One of them even produced a wet coating similar to caramel corn (this is that amazing popcorn that dries and tastes like candy).  If you, like me, ever ate this as a child then this popcorn will take you back in time.

There are so many memories attached to this recipe.  For those of you who haven't tried it before, now is the time!  It is for kids and adults alike.  I'm pretty sure I ate at least half the bowl in one sitting.  This is the perfect treat for a party, gift giving, holidays (as you can choose the color), movie watching and just any time you need a delicious addictive treat!  I hope you become as excited as me about this recipe!  You'll be fighting for the flakes straggling behind in the bowl (those are my favorite).

Ingredients for Old Fashioned Pink Popcorn

For this recipe you'll need the following:

• Popcorn kernels (do not use microwave popcorn as it is already coated in flavors)
• Sugar
• Half and Half
• Light Corn Syrup
• Salt
• Vanilla extract
• Pink food coloring (or any color you want)

Other items that can make this pink popcorn recipe a little easier is butter, for greasing, large baking sheets, parchment paper or wax paper, a candy thermometer, and a cute serving bowl or treat box.

I have also seen people add other flavor to this candied popcorn, such as strawberry or coconut!

Easy Candy Popcorn Instructions

I love this popcorn as a snack or treat because it's so quick and easy to make—as long as you can carefully watch your candy mixture boil in the pot without burning! Trust me—you do not want to scrape that candy coating that spills onto your stove! Keep it on medium heat as you combine the sugar in your medium saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Be careful with a lid, too, as it can make it hard to see the status of your low boil.