Georgia weather has been strange this winter. We’ve been hit with rare freak snowstorms that leave us stranded in the house for days on end. To combat the boredom, I decided it was time for a movie night. I didn’t want this to be just any old movie night and decided to jazz things up a bit with a DIY popcorn bar. I started preparing for my bar by heading to World Market and choosing several of their gourmet flavors of popcorn, including Olive Oil and Herb, White Cheddar, Movie Theater and Garlic and Parmesan. One of my children is a huge fan of the specialty flavored popcorns like cherry, cinnamon and grape, but doesn’t get them often because of the price tag attached to them. He was in luck because I happened to find a recipe to make flavored popcorns for a fraction of the cost. I whipped up a batch of Cherry flavored popcorn and added it to our bar as well.
I wanted to give the kids a special treat, but had the flu and didn’t feel like cooking, so I created these Caramel Toffee Popcorn Bars. They only have five ingredients, take less than ten minutes to make and taste a-maz-ing. I may or may not have blown my diet consuming a large amount of these bars while the kids only got a sample. It is okay though, I can make more in a matter of minutes and as long as I keep them away from me, they should be able to have yummy treats. I suggest not telling anyone how easy these treats are to make. People will think you fussed.
- 1 (7.5 ounce jar) Marshmallow Fluff
- 1 cup (8 ounces) Toffee Chips
- 12 cups popped popcorn
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) Dulce de leche
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) white chocolate chips
- Melt marshmallow fluff in a microwave safe bowl for 45 seconds. In a large bowl, add the melted marshmallow fluff, toffee chips and popcorn. Mix well. Place mixture in a greased 9″ by 13″ baking dish. Place dulce de leche in microwave safe bowl, heat for 45 seconds to one minute. Drizzle over the top of popcorn mixture. Melt white chocolate chips for one minute in microwave. Stir. Drizzle mixture over top of caramel. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden.
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*To make my recipe I used the following products; Marshmallow Fluff, Gaucho Ranch Dulce De Leche, and Guittard Cafe-Au-Lait Chips.
To make our bar even more fun, I added popcorn boxes and napkins. The kids could use some of the add ins and create their own popcorn mixtures. I served each type of popcorn in cute popcorn bowls and added specialty sodas that we served in sherbet glasses with cute straws. It was super simple to use PicMonkey to create some cute tags for all our dishes. We created a memorable evening without having to leave the house.
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This looks yummy and like so much fun! How did you get to be a World Market ambassador?! That’s cool!
Oh my goodness, I would love to make those popcorn bars! They look absolutely amazing!
Love the idea of a popcorn bar! And the recipe looks really yummy! I am going to try it!
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Those look great, what a nice spin on a yummy snack!
those caramel popcorn bars look amazing- what a fun movie night!
I love your movie party… can I come over?? Your popcorn turned out awesome… and the bar is amazing…
Oh my word! This is so happening in my house tonight! Yes!
I’m not a big popcorn fan, but everyone else I know is & this would be awesome to entertain guests with. Thanks for sharing!
I really like popcorn but have always just eaten it plain. It would be nice to add some flavor to try something new. I’ll pin this to try some soon, like the caramel!
This is so nice! I love doing different bars for parties.. This is a perfect one!
This sounds like an awesome treat for movie night! I am looking forward to trying it.
I really love popcorn. Thanks for the great stuff.
Yum, I love anything with white chocolate! This look super,,what a nice set up!
These all look so good! How fun to have a popcorn bar!
Love your idea and gorgeous display! Makes me want to invite some of my son’s friends just to reproduce it at my house!
Im a big fan of popcorn so this would be great for me. Love caramel on it too.
Awww that is so cute,and a wonderful idea to kill boredom
I love world market ,it is so close to our house
thanks for wonderful ideas
I love World Market. We don’t have any here in RI that I know of though. =(
That is such an awesome popcorn bar! My son loves popcorn straight up. I like putting stuff in mine. This would be a perfect way to accommodate every taste!
Those caramel popcorn bars look delicious. I’m sure my boys would love enjoying treats like these during a family movie night.
What a fun idea. My kids would get such a kick out of this!
we are HUGE popcorn lovers in our family- what a fun idea to do a bar!
I am so loving your popcorn bar. This looks like something I should be doing for our movie night. We currently have a movie night but we do the boring popcorn. 🙂
This looks like a fun idea to do with kids. Knowing me, we would make organic popcorn and have natural simple sugars ideas and sides they could add over it 🙂 Such a brilliant idea!
Those caramel popcorn balls look so yummy. Can’t wait to try one!
Yummy Yummy I Can’t Wait To Make It Looks Sooooo Good!!
My son is addicted to popcorn so that recipe is perfect for him. I hope I win that gift card to World Market!!
My family loves popcorn! I’ll have to try this soon.
Oh my! This is too incredibly awesome. You deserve the “Mom of the Year” medal. I’ll be right over…
This popcorn looks yummy, what a great idea for a gathering or movie night!
Yum. Great snacks. I love the idea
I never thought about a popcorn bar, what fun! I love popcorn anyway I can get it!
OMG, those popcorn balls have my name written all over them! I am such a popcorn lover, and trying new recipes is always so fun!
I love the popcorn bar and I love World Market! I could go crazy in that store.
great presentation and everything looks so delicious. Gotta love popcorn
Wow, my daughter would love these for a sleepover. 🙂
Oh yum they sound delicious – I could imagine them being great snacks at anytime. x
That recipe looks amaze-balls. I want to eat it right now! Looks like you went all out for movie night=)
Oh my goodness. I absolutely love popcorn and those look so good!
Your caramel popcorn bars look delicious! It’s great that they are easy to make and don’t need many ingredients. Thanks for a great review!
This looks so good! I am such a fun of Cost Plus World Market. Oh my I love visiting the store.
Congrats on being a world market ambassador!
Those popcorns look anazing. I have to try them
Have been wanting to make popcorn balls with different flavors
I think my family would flip for a movie night like this! Fun times!
This looks like a wonderful idea for a movie night! I love the idea of this popcorn bar. Thank you so much for sharing.
Those caramel popcorn bars look heavenly and perfect for movies! YUM!
I think you make a good point – great tasting and lovely for an alternative to regular salt/butter popcorn for movie night.
GREAT idea and it looks adorable!
wow what a cool way to set up a table for a sleep over or party i love it and omg that popcorn looks yummy
I want to come to your house! Popcorn is my favorite snack – and your popcorn bar looks delightful!
This looks amazing. My sister is a huge popcorn fan and would go crazy over this.
This is a fantastic idea! How creative, pretty, and delicious!
This is amazing!!! I had no idea World Market had so many flavors of popcorn! That is so yummy. I also love the caramel popcorn bar recipe! Thanks for sharing!
oh gosh, what fun we could have with $1000 for movies!!!
My family would be thrilled if our movie night was anything like this! You really did a great job.
I love savory popcorn flavors like the cheese! I need to head over there for some yum for ME! A popcorn bar is a great idea!
Great movie night idea! Or slumber party. Or birthday party. Okay, any time.
What a neat idea. I need to do this for our next movie night.
All those flavors sound AMAZING! And that bar???? YUM!!!!
Great party idea! We love popcorn over here…so this will definitely be happening during our next party!
My son’s favorite snack is popcorn and I have never thought to do it like this. SO cool! I’m going to give it a try.
This is a great way to add something extra to regular old popcorn – I love all the options!
The popcorn bars look amazing (and messy!)
Oh your popcorn bar looks delicious! I need to try that for my next movie night!
This is awesome! We love popcorn but generally never kick it up a notch- looks like we will have to now!
We love popcorn and I know my kids would love to try new toppings. I really like your display and bar idea. Next sleep over party I’m gonna try this!