Reviewed: May 30, 2009

I used captain crunch in this for a lot of extra color! Also, instead of almond slivers, which was $5 for a 2 ounce bag at the store, I substituted for candied pecans. After I laid the popcorn out to harden, I drizzled some dark chocolate all over the pan to create a great striped effect. This is a wonderful recipe, which is highly flexible for just about what ever sweet and salty snacks you want to put in it - definitely great for parties (and sweet tooth's)

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Beckie

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

Have had two requests for this recipe since Christmas! I made up bags for everyone...and ended up eating two of the bags ourselves! It's soooo good! And VERY EASY!

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bubsy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Port Richey, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

Super yummy recipe... hits the salty/sweet craving perfectly. A couple notes: 1- The vanilla confectioner's coating is a seasonal thing... couldn't find in 3 grocery stores (and I refused to use the White Chocolate); so I substituted in premium white chips. In making half the recipe, one 12 oz. package of the white chips worked perfectly. 2-I used whole almonds, just a preference... liked it fine. 3-For anyone confused on getting butter-free popcorn, be assured you can still get plain, no butter SALTED popcorn in the bag and this works great... or you could go old style and make your own on the stove! Enjoy!

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

This is a great recipe. I'm sure this will become a staple for future holidays.

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Becky

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

I used this as a base recipe and WOW! This stuff is amazing. I used white almond bark, dried cranberries, chopped macadamia nuts, pretzel sticks, and milk chocolate M&Ms. It is so addictive! I made it to package for Christmas goodies, but I better make another batch for myself or else I'm going to eat the gifts!

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CookinBug aka JL86

Home Town: Ithaca, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2008

I made this for my Bunco group and it was a HIT!!! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. I will be making this now for get togethers and parties.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008

Made this for my son's football team. You know it is good when the coach comes up to you and asks for the recipe!! There wasn't any left and there are only 14 boys on the team.

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DeniseY - Go Steelers!!

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2008

This was wonderful. I drizzled dark chocolate over the completed mix. Everyone at a party loved this mix!

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FROMMICHIGAN

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Home Town: Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2008

I made this for a potluck and I frequently get asked to make it again, also very easy!

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AMUNGIA

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Sterling, Colorado, USA

Living In: Ogallala, Nebraska, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

This is very good. I think I prob. would even M & M's next time. Easy!

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JATON4

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Home Town: Rushmore, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2008

This was great-- The things I used were: white chocolate chips, tortilla chips, Snyder of Hanovers peanut butter sandwich pretzels, and peanuts. I only used 1 bag of popcorn and just eyed the appropriate amounts of everything. It was great.

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Laura K

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Plantation, Florida, USA

Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2008

This is delicious! I made this to bring to a party Saturday night . . . I hope there's some left on Saturday, because I can't stop eating it! I oculdn't find almond bark/confectioner's coating, so used ghirradelli white chocolate chips. YUM!

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Housie

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Living In: Dallas, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

This is delicious! I added the whole package of almond/candy bark. I also sprinkled a large package of M&Ms on the mixture after I spread it on the wax paper (the coating is cooler then, and won't melt the M&Ms). Be careful....this is very addictive!

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TexasJJ

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

Awesome recipe. Not easy to make was my only complaint. Taste was interesting and addictive! Messy.

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lolo

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brentwood, New York, USA

Living In: Tampa, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

Yum! You need a really big bowl for this recipe because it makes a lot. You can add anything to it. I added a couple tbsp peanut butter to the melted coating and some rese's pieces.

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S. Orlando

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Home Town: Sublette, Kansas, USA

Living In: Pratt, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

This is some really good stuff!! I didn't use the cereal puffs or corn chips since they weren't in my pantry, so I worked with what I had onhand. I used 3 regular sized bags microwave popcorn, 2 cups holiday shaped pretzels, about a cup roasted peanuts, and 1.5 pounds (the whole package) vanilla almond bark. To mix, I turned the lid to my round cake taker/keeper upside down and dumped everything into it and it worked perfectly. Mixed with a large wooden spoon, then poured everything onto parchment paper to dry. Couldn't be easier and absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for a great recipe! :o) UPDATE 12/1/08: For the kids at church, I leave out the peanuts and use M&Ms instead. We've made this by the tons for VBS and other kid functions and they LOVE it!!

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FAMILYJEANS

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2007

My grandma sent me this is a Christmas goodie package. Although in hers, she just used the popcorn, Kix, Fritos, and confectioner's sugar. She used buttered popcorn as well. She had vacuumed sealed the bag and while it only took 6 days to get to me, the popcorn had gotten a little soft in travel. Other than that, it was pretty tasty. I was somewhat reminded of kettle corn.

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Jillian N.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2007

All I have to say is....YUM!

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Nicole

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Reviewed: May 26, 2007

i made this but i actually used 1 and 1/2 packs of the vanilla bark for the whole batch. i took it to our bible school and everyone loved it. had alot of people tell me to bring them to recipe. it was definately a big hit and i will make again.

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lisa

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

Made this for Christmas. Got rave reviews from everyone. Very addictive, very easy and very inexpensive to make (I bought all store brand ingredients). I used all the measurements from the recipe except that I used the whole almond bark package which is 1 pound 8 oz. instead of just 1 pound. YUMMY!

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