Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn & Pretzels | Easy No-Bake Gift

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-RU5_K9qO7MPBCm9r8EXcDrRb5AMDD0y_707CV0TmC6GNUrKjMUnfr-GRS1GHJ6C4xfBwrTCR79ArjHEPmB1oi58wBQJX617p_grxsHYKLRdLWunyIwm2-hKtYOFE9rOwUknBX_f6nAN/s1600/IMG_7089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-RU5_K9qO7MPBCm9r8EXcDrRb5AMDD0y_707CV0TmC6GNUrKjMUnfr-GRS1GHJ6C4xfBwrTCR79ArjHEPmB1oi58wBQJX617p_grxsHYKLRdLWunyIwm2-hKtYOFE9rOwUknBX_f6nAN/s1600/IMG_7089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8lmVG41NqkF2PgAXBQGIXOVKOOrN4EAxtQjWGxxe06nYq22MJ36H-5y1dGOFd6xUTa4dMXwAB_2NuWnYHvbP5RIsjmhv9LlxkoNjTiSu0y5-AozkcqnK-6VmA2Gy-F72zveyEoOGEiYD/s1600/IMG_7151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8lmVG41NqkF2PgAXBQGIXOVKOOrN4EAxtQjWGxxe06nYq22MJ36H-5y1dGOFd6xUTa4dMXwAB_2NuWnYHvbP5RIsjmhv9LlxkoNjTiSu0y5-AozkcqnK-6VmA2Gy-F72zveyEoOGEiYD/s1600/IMG_7151.jpg" width="425" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8lmVG41NqkF2PgAXBQGIXOVKOOrN4EAxtQjWGxxe06nYq22MJ36H-5y1dGOFd6xUTa4dMXwAB_2NuWnYHvbP5RIsjmhv9LlxkoNjTiSu0y5-AozkcqnK-6VmA2Gy-F72zveyEoOGEiYD/s1600/IMG_7151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8lmVG41NqkF2PgAXBQGIXOVKOOrN4EAxtQjWGxxe06nYq22MJ36H-5y1dGOFd6xUTa4dMXwAB_2NuWnYHvbP5RIsjmhv9LlxkoNjTiSu0y5-AozkcqnK-6VmA2Gy-F72zveyEoOGEiYD/s1600/IMG_7151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><span style="text-align: start;">Last year Emma and I made White Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Rods with Sprinkles for her friends at school.  It was such a fun and simple, no-prep project for us that took less than an hour from start to finish.  This year, I wanted to do something similar, but incorporate her favorite food in the entire world - popcorn.  Or Pah-Corn, as she would say.  I had no idea how much toddlers love popcorn.  Apparently they are obsessed with it in her class. </span></div><br />We both loved making this project.  I let Emma be in charge and she worked hard at piling the sheet pans with popcorn and pretzels, then drizzled the melted chocolate.  She was very proud!<br /><br />I packaged them (during naptime...) using :<br /><br />- <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/all/products/cello-bags-mini-small-medium-large">Large Cello Bags ($14.50 for 20)</a><br />- <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/gift-wrap/products/printable-labels">Kraft Rectangle Printable Labels ($6 for 60)</a>. <br />- Download <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/127090/join">Popcorn Label Template, here.</a><br /><br />I have uploaded the PDF of this "Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn & Pretzels" Label, <a href="http://mad.ly/signups/127090/join">here</a>, for downloading so you can print at home.  The <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/gift-wrap/products/printable-labels">labels</a> come in a creamy white circles or rectangles, too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCYaLVOR98Cx2XYNPGeFXBdwxFBshy5Oa3f_parGhmaJSZ-Kw65KSrNX9YjCeJ96yeVP80HL_JmMjnFXOUgowfMK9y3cFEg1I0Ajf_LCOftB9GDRtikIPgHRxGFmFuYbWPkpzKePsbBPl/s1600/IMG_7085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCYaLVOR98Cx2XYNPGeFXBdwxFBshy5Oa3f_parGhmaJSZ-Kw65KSrNX9YjCeJ96yeVP80HL_JmMjnFXOUgowfMK9y3cFEg1I0Ajf_LCOftB9GDRtikIPgHRxGFmFuYbWPkpzKePsbBPl/s1600/IMG_7085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">I'm sure you've all seen "Moose Munch" out there - popcorn dressed up with chocolate, caramel, nuts, etc.  I simplified our version and made it with Skinny Pop Popcorn (Costco!) added pretzels and drizzled it with melted milk chocolate, then a sprinkling of Sea Salt.  We left out the peanuts because there are a couple of allergic kids in her class.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">It is the perfect salty & sweet snack to keep around for the holidays - would look great dumped into a bowl for cocktail time, or if friends drop by.  And, of course, it is nice to have a treat that the kids (and adults) will go crazy for (addicting!) that isn't completely made out of sugar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jMqeYRULezauRwIF4t32R5SQjmwPDSVtay0UE_N-RWoywN5SFUqRx5pwLdR63-ouFEJHWal07KC-Mx6w941IgCUAp0VuDUJJiA7S1c3THteSj7pdyIZ2sKImHFY02awuII6KR7Ng3uMk/s1600/IMG_7125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jMqeYRULezauRwIF4t32R5SQjmwPDSVtay0UE_N-RWoywN5SFUqRx5pwLdR63-ouFEJHWal07KC-Mx6w941IgCUAp0VuDUJJiA7S1c3THteSj7pdyIZ2sKImHFY02awuII6KR7Ng3uMk/s1600/IMG_7125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ2fmCCyDnpnsW6tA-Z26JkaE0DX3NXh1iJBLKgpJfR9TCyHmlbKxBYi76M0jNr4AcjbYN4Kh_KIO3YZkw5UUdMIS9kGp5jZERE7RcUenr2uAgci3PuiC71u3pbb9RPnxvo5jvLeTBHS8/s1600/IMG_7134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ2fmCCyDnpnsW6tA-Z26JkaE0DX3NXh1iJBLKgpJfR9TCyHmlbKxBYi76M0jNr4AcjbYN4Kh_KIO3YZkw5UUdMIS9kGp5jZERE7RcUenr2uAgci3PuiC71u3pbb9RPnxvo5jvLeTBHS8/s1600/IMG_7134.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is what the labels look like printed out.  I recommend doing a test page before you print on the labels in case you need to adjust them a little.  I like to use the rectangles vertically for projects like these</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: start;">Again, you can download the PDF of the Label, </span><a href="http://mad.ly/signups/127090/join" style="text-align: start;">here</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This bag to the right was a Medium Cello Bag (vs. the Large in the first photo).  It is a really nice size, too, and I will use these for our gifts.  The bigger bags work great for family size... in fact, I may even use the Small Size Cello bag for Emma's classmates. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Chocolate Drizzled </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Popcorn & Pretzels</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">- Popcorn (we used Skinny Pop, but any will work - thinking of using Kettle Corn next time)</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Pretzels</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Milk Chocolate Chips (you Dark fans out there can use Dark Chips)</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Sea Salt</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Spread the popcorn and pretzels in a sheet pan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Melt the chocolate in the microwave 30 seconds at a time, then stir, then repeat for 30 seconds until melted - maybe takes total of 1.5 minutes.  Sprinkle the sea salt over the drizzled chocolate.  Let the chocolate harden after drizzling on popcorn for a couple of hours, or it will make the bags messy.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06o2Uvl0xA66GA0hQOaiEkGjcrMFTIdfydokeberT_WKOBdgqI5bGor-tTfxPKhl_qccfEHJC9q_5t8GVbTg7mBBzoKZsvZ6fqnrJywLduBLeRN5_ecrT9LWA4T7M4k7B9jJzaPpSGh-U/s1600/IMG_7095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />While the chocolate was hardening...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JEG-Gl-GrBwNXDK3PmhfRQEe_uRX9qvg5Wwk_8SF4jWnLM2oINPpETod51AI72NvRz6HqWcNRBjwpcLEcHmJtHgQ94D3xO5vWgre4t-4Y6WKFtvMQoJ9GJFnLnjEk5Bu7g4scMwUYzU2/s1600/IMG_7109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JEG-Gl-GrBwNXDK3PmhfRQEe_uRX9qvg5Wwk_8SF4jWnLM2oINPpETod51AI72NvRz6HqWcNRBjwpcLEcHmJtHgQ94D3xO5vWgre4t-4Y6WKFtvMQoJ9GJFnLnjEk5Bu7g4scMwUYzU2/s1600/IMG_7109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />She discovered her chocolate beard in the mirror.  She really looks like her Dad in this picture!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn & Pretzels | Easy No-Bake Gift

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