One of the easiest ways I know to spend family time, especially when everyone is tired from a long day, is to have a television night. We all pick one movie or television program we enjoy and add it to our list of “to be watched” items. Sometimes we will pick a series on Netflix and watch one episode a night for several nights in a row. No matter what we watch, it’s more fun if we have a yummy snack to munch on during our viewing. One of our favorites is popcorn. Sometime I up the ante with this delicious candy popcorn recipe. Because everyone needs a little chocolate in their life and also because it doesn’t take long to make. I want to watch the show with the kids, not spend all evening cooking. This is gluten free, allowing the celiacs in the family to be able to dive in with the rest of us.
Here’s what you need to make it:
This recipe is so simple. Begin by melting the marshmallows with the butter in a large saucepan. When the mixture is melted, add the popcorn, candy of your choice and nuts of your choice. I used M&Ms, but you could use any type of chopped candy bar. If you are allergic to nuts, leave them out or substitute them with another ingredient. Good additions would be dried cranberries or chocolate chips.
Press the combined mix into a 9″ by 13″ baking dish. If desired, melt some white or milk chocolate candy bark and drizzle over the top. Allow to chill in the fridge for two hours or until set. Cut into bars and serve.
- 1 package (16 ounces) miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted popcorn)
- 6 quarts popped popcorn
- 2-1/2 cups candy of your choice
- 1 jar (16 ounces) nuts of choice
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir the marshmallows & butter until the marshmallows are melted. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine the popcorn, candy and nuts. Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn and mix well. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan. Place in fridge for 1 to 2 hours or until set. Cut into squares and serve.
What television show or movie do you like to watch on family movie night?
Fantastic recipe. A great snack.
These looks so yummy! My kids are such popcorn junkies! They would love this!
I would absolutely love to try these. They seem so awesome and easy to make.
Oh my gosh! These sound so good!!! Easy to make and fun for the kids too.
These look SO yummy! I had to pin it for later! :))
Wow I never had any of this – looks great.
This looks so yummy! Would be a great idea for party snacks!
Oh my gosh, these sound absolutely delicious! I would love to make these.
These look SO good, my family would devour these!!
Oh wow this looks absolutely amazing! We are having family movie night tomorrow I need to make this!
Those sound really yummy! I love marshmallows too! I’ve never had it with popcorn though.
This looks so delicious it would not last 10 minutes in our house. I will make a double batch when i try it.
I love to eat popcorn! This sounds like a yummy recipe!
Wow, what an amazing and unique recipe. I’m trying this out, I know the kids would love it!
These look delicious and like something fun to do for a movie sleep over. I could never eat these but I can eat them all individually, minus the butter. 🙂
This looks amazing! I am also GF so I’m adding this to my list. Pinning it to my board now to try at home with kids.
Those look really good. I love marshmallow and popcorn. Such a tasty treat,
That popcorn looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it this weekend. I’ve bookmarked the page for the MIster, LOL! We really enjoy watching any movie together. We like the Marvel Avenger series (We’ll be watching Captain American this weekend, perfect time for popcorn!) and anything funny and child friendly.
This looks really good! We don’t eat gluten free but I would still make these!
is this similar to a traditional popcorn ball. these look so much better though
Those bars look so yummy. My kids would be all over those!!
These look so good! I would love to make these ones!
Your Marshmallow Popcorn Bars look really delicious. It looks like a great recipe to make with kids, so I have to give it a try with my daughter. Thanks for sharing.
We’ve recently gone gluten free. It’s hard finding stuff kids like. This would for sure go over good!
Anything with marshmallows is going to be a hit for me!
This is so sweet that just by looking at it I got a cavity! LOL
You can come over for game night anytime and bring those with you! 🙂
that looks liek a really fun snack! Anything with marshmallows has got to be fun
Can’t go wrong with marshmallow and chocolate. A delicious treat!
Those popcorn treats look delicious. I can see myself eating that whole pan. 🙂
These popcorn balls look so delicious! I can’t wait to make them!
These look so amazing. I am going to make these this weekend. Love that they are gluten free.
Those look delicious. What a perfect snack to send to school. I will be trying them out soon!
These look great! I love any twist on marshmallow cereal treats, especially those with added candy 🙂
I’ve been watching The Good Wife every night this week. I watch one or two episodes every night. It’s sooo good. I love the idea of marshmallow popcorn to indulge in during my Good Wife binge watching. 🙂
I have half of the ingredients for this in my house. I need to get the rest and I’m definitely making these this weekend! They look yummy!!
What a yummy recipe! This would be a great snack for movie night with the children. Delicious!
Holy moly. You always make the best stuff! I mean, this is the most delicious looking thing I’ve ever seen.
I love every single ingredient in this recipe alone, but together it sounds amazing! This looks absolutely delicious- yum.
My kids love popcorn and sweets. Pinning this one!
Oh my goodness that looks like just the most delicious treat. x
What a great idea! i’ll have to share this with my baking beauty, aka my teenage daughter! Looks perfect for my night-time sweet tooth cravings.
Yummy treats and good movies… that’s the kind of entertainment I like. That is especially true if the movies are kid-friendly.
You know, we don’t watch TV (I don’t subscribe to Cable) but I do have a Netflix account so we enjoy a weekly movie night and it is such a fun tradition!
These look so adorable and delicious, I would love to make these for my granddaughter.
These look absolutely amazing. I love that they are gluten free.
This looks like a very tasty afternoon snack. Thanks for sharing this easy to make recipe.
These treats are made with all of my favorite ingredients. I think the kids would love this if I packed it in baggies for road trips.
What a FABULOUS GF snack. I love everything about this!
Looks great. This is like everyone’s favorite snack mixed into one.
I have such a texture love for rice krispies but I’m crazy over the sweet and salty combo so I have to try these. They look incredible!
Now thats a mixture of goodies I can get excited about. We love popping popcorn for family movie night. I haven’t really branched out to make fun treats like this.
Can’t you just for once make something I don’t like? I totally want to be your next door neighbor. These look like happiness!
this looks really yummy, I am so ready to try this out at home!
Yummy these look delicious. Son would so love making these.
Oh yum! These look great! I just ate lunch and now I’m hungry LOL
The looks delicious! Pinned to my Snack Board. I am always looking for different snacks.
I would never have thought to put marshmallows with popcorn but I totally get it now, and know it would taste good. What you made looks so delicious. I could go for some tonight for family movie night.
THese look delicious and a great snack for a movie night! I love all of these things except for the peanuts but I could even deal with those in small amounts. THanks for sharing this recipe I’m sure it will soon become a family favorite!
Those would be perfect for a movie night snack. Or anytime 🙂
Those would be gone in minutes in my house. They sound awesome.
haha! that’s funny. I am sure it would be the same at my home