2 bags of microwave popcorn, light butter (approximately 12 cups)
12 peppermint candy canes
1 bag of white vanilla candy melts (original recipe calls for vanilla almond bark)
Instructions
Make popcorn according to package instructions.
Crush candy cane in a food processor, or place unwrapped candy canes in a ziplock, cover the bag with a kitchen towel, and then crush them with a can other heavy object. The finer the crushed candy, the better.
Melt vanilla candy melts in a small bowl in the microwave: 1 - 2 minutes, until creamy and smooth. Stirring periodically. Mix in crushed candy cane, but reserve about ¼ cup of the crushed candy cane.
Cover 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Spread popcorn over the parchment paper, drizzle hot vanilla candy melts liquid over the popcorn. I use a spatula, shaking it back and forth, to drizzle the candy melts over the popcorn. There might be some clumps of vanilla candy that you'll need to spread around. (Using my hands was very effective.) Alternatively, you could mix the melted white chocolate and popcorn together in a bowl if you want the popcorn heavily covered with the white chocolate mixture, but I wanted to go a bit lighter on the sweetness.
Sprinkle reserved crushed candy cane all over the popcorn and white chocolate mixture.
Allow the coated popcorn mixture to cool. Store in an airtight container or ziplock bag, otherwise the popcorn will turn stale fairly quickly.
Notes
Adapted from Food.com
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2012/12/20/white-chocolate-candy-cane-popcorn/