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This Pumpkin Spice Popcorn is sweet, crunchy, and full of fall flavor. Just toss in the melted white chocolate and coat with your Pumpkin Pie Spice and your snack is ready in minutes!
This Pumpkin Spice Popcorn is the perfect sweet and crunchy snack for fall, coating fluffy popcorn in warm pumpkin spice flavor. It comes together in just a few minutes with simple ingredients, making it an easy treat for movie nights, parties, or an afternoon snack. Once you try it, it might just become your new favorite way to satisfy a fall sweet tooth.
Why This Recipe Works
This snack comes together quickly with just a handful of ingredients, no oven required. It has the perfect balance of sweet, spiced flavor and crunchy texture, and it’s easy to make in a big batch for parties or gifting. It’s also a fun way to use up pumpkin spice flavor beyond the usual lattes and baked goods.
Ingredient Notes:
- Popcorn – The crunchy base of the snack; make sure it’s plain/unsalted or lightly salted so the sweet coating isn’t competing with other flavors.
- White Baking Chocolate – Melts into a smooth coating that binds the popcorn together and adds sweetness.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice – Provides the warm, classic fall flavor of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove in one simple step.
Directions:
Step One: Spread your freshly popped popcorn in an even layer across a large baking sheet or two.
Recipe Tip
A baking sheet gives you way more surface area than a bowl, so the chocolate coats each piece instead of clumping everything into one sticky mass.
Step Two: Warm the white baking chocolate in short 20-30 second bursts in the microwave, stirring between each round, or melt it gently over a double boiler on the stove.
Recipe Tip
White chocolate scorches and seizes easily. Never add water to it, and always use a baking-specific white chocolate (not white chocolate chips meant for eating) since they’re formulated to melt smoothly.
Step Three: Pour the melted white chocolate over the popcorn in a slow, steady stream while gently tossing with a rubber spatula so every kernel gets coated.
Step Four: Sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice evenly over the coated popcorn, then fold everything together a few more times until the spice is distributed throughout, not just sitting on top.
Step Five: Give the popcorn 10-15 minutes at room temperature to firm up before serving, so the chocolate hardens into a coating instead of staying tacky.
Tips for the Best Pumpkin Spice Popcorn
- Use plain or lightly salted popcorn so the sweet pumpkin spice coating is the star flavor.
- Melt the chocolate slowly, in short intervals, so it doesn’t seize or burn.
- Toss the popcorn gently once coated so you don’t crush the pieces.
- Let the popcorn harden at room temperature rather than the fridge, since condensation can make the chocolate turn cloudy or sticky.
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Pumpkin Spice Popcorn
Ingredients
- 8 cups popcorn, (popped)
- 8 oz white baking chocolate
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Place popped popcorn on a baking sheet.
- Melt chocolate in microwave or over a double boiler.
- Pour white chocolate over popcorn and mix well.
- Sprinkle pumpkin pie spice over popcorn and mix well again.
- Allow your popcorn to cool then serve and enjoy.
Notes
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