TUXEDO POPCORN GIFT FROM THE KITCHEN!! CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!

It's July and you know what that means! You will be happy to see some Christmas in July videos coming your way, this being the first one of the year. With so much happening in the world everyone loves the anticipation of the holidays. I always say, it's never too early to start planning what you are going to give your friends and neighbors this year. We are starting off with this delicious tuxedo popcorn! Very simple, very delicious and very economical! You can literally make buckets of this for very little money. If this is all you gave as homemade gifts everyone would love it!

Obviously this starts with some popcorn. I do not really love microwave popcorn, but you should use what you like and what is accessible for you. I am using Hoosier Hill Farms Mushroom Popcorn and I love it. Big beautiful puffs of corn with a very tender hull that makes this perfect for what we are going to do with it. If you like you can also purchase your popcorn pre made. I won't tell! I used 1 cup of popcorn kernels and popped them in 1/4 cup of coconut oil in a pot on the stovetop. If you would like to see how I make my popcorn like this you can refer to this video: https://bit.ly/3kwuH0T

I am melting 1, 12 ounce bag of white chocolate chips. and the same amount of dark, 60% Cacao, dark chocolate chips. I am using the Ghirardelli brand of chocolate. You should use whatever chocolate you love best. Dark, light, milk, white, ruby you name it! Maybe you want to delve a little out of the box and make some with butterscotch or peanut butter chips. That is entirely up to you! I have melted my chips in a bowl in the microwave. My microwave is 1100 watts and I started with 1 minute because these were straight from the freezer and then did 30 second bursts until the mixture was fully smooth with zero lumps. Just be careful, especially with the white chocolate, which can burn easily. I also did not add any additional oil or fat to the chocolate.

Once the chocolate is properly melted, I poured it into some plastic bags and used these as a way to drizzle. Just push it down into one corner of a gallon or quart bag and snip the corner off a little bit. You want a fine stream of chocolate so you can more evenly cover your popcorn.

I laid out the popcorn on a baking sheet that I lined with parchment paper. I only put as much popcorn as would comfortably fit in the pan without overflowing. I had about 2 or three cups left that were easily eaten by the family. Now it's time to drizzle. I started at one corner and drizzled the dark chocolate evenly over the entire pan then went over that with the white chocolate and then again with the dark chocolate. You may have some chocolate left over. Less is more here. You don't want the popcorn to be covered entirely.

Now you can let this sit for several hours uncovered on a countertop or cool place in your kitchen or you can do what I did and pop this pan in the fridge for about 20 to 30 minutes to set. This turned out perfectly and when it was ready I just broke it up into managable pieces and put it in some cellophane bags, perfect for gift giving. We did not keep this we gifted it to our friends who were moving out of town and had a long road trip ahead of them. This along with the savory pizza snack mix was a great way to keep them happy!

I hope that you give this tuxedo popcorn some consideration when making your holiday gift list! This is easy, cheap and delicious! A fabulous combination that everyone will love!

Happy eating!

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