Easy Rocky Road Popcorn
This may be the perfect snack. It’s got something for everyone. It’s a fudgy, crunchy, salty, chocolatey, easy-to-make snack.
I made this for New Year’s Eve and it’s addicting. I left it on the counter in the kitchen, but kept finding reasons to get up, go back in the kitchen and have a little bit more.
Hershey’s spread is the star ingredient in this recipe. I’ve teamed up with Hershey’s to help spread the news about their new chocolate spreads. They come in three flavors, chocolate, chocolate almond, and chocolate hazelnut. I used chocolate in this recipe, but any of the flavors would have been a great choice.
The recipe starts with a bag of microwave popcorn. I always buy the light microwave popcorn with less butter and salt. You could also just pop your own and add a little bit of salt.
After you bring the sugar, corn syrup and butter to a boil in the microwave, you stir in the creamy Hershey’s spread. Then toss the popcorn, marshmallows, and nuts with the chocolate sauce. I had cashews at home that were fantastic in this, but substitute what ever nuts you like.
This would be a perfect snack for the upcoming bowl games, or really any time you want something salty and crunchy, and something sweet and chocolatey together in one snack.
Easy Rocky Road Popcorn
Ingredients
- 1 bag (3 ounces) microwave popcorn (I used Smart Pop with less butter and salt)
- 1/2 cup salted cashew nuts
- 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup
- 1/2 cup Hershey’s Chocolate Spread
Instructions
- Pop the bag of popcorn and pour the popped corn out onto a baking sheet lined with a silpat or parchment paper. Remove any unpopped kernels. Mix in nuts and marshmallows.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring every 30 seconds. When mixture comes to a full boil, mix in chocolate spread until well combined. Dollop chocolate mixture evenly over the popcorn. Using a spatula, toss the popcorn to coat it with the chocolate mixture.
Congratulations to Debbie Welchert, the winner of my Hershey’s Spread package giveaway. Hershey’s spreads are available in stores now. For more information about their new spreads, visit Hershey’s Spreads online. You can also follow the hashtag #spreadpossibilites on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for lots of delicious ideas using Hershey’s spreads.
More recipes using Hershey’s spreads you might like:
S’mores Oatmeal Cookies, Food, Family & Finds
Indoor S’mores, The Country Cook
Brie & Chocolate Appetizers, Hershey’s
Individual Dessert Pizzas, Home Cooking Memories
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Hershey’s, but all opinions expressed are always my own.
This looks so delish! I’ve been seeing Hershey’s spreads everywhere but have yet to find them at my super market. They need to get them in so I can make this!!
Barbara this looks delicious! Yum!
I love popcorn, like intense love. I eat some almost every day. This is sheer perfection. I need to whip some of this up.
Divine!
I am totally drooling over this, Barbara! I’m afraid I’d have no will power around it.
This looks SO GOOD!! I’m a rocky road junkie…this is my kinda popcorn!
Looks awesome, Barbara! I think I’ll need to make a double batch!
Oh my word Barbara, that looks delicious. I make a ton of popcorn in my whirly pop on the stove top so I don’t have much oil and no salt. I can always add it if someone wants it. I can’t wait to try your recipe. We had a blizzard yesterday but as soon as I am able to get to a store, I am going to pick up the spread and nuts. I will let you know how it turns out…
I’m usually a popcorn purist but I think I could be swayed with just one bite of this.
Looks decadent and irresistible!
Good golly, what have you done? Fudgy, crunchy, salty, chocolatey-I’m-in-trouble delicious. I love making flavored popcorn…umm…….the Super Bowl is on the horizon. Hopefully our home team makes it in…if they do-this will grace our Super Bowl party table. If not? Bob and I will enjoy a bowl watching the game by ourselves.
Thank you Barbara-it looks so delicious.
I could snack on this all night long 🙂 Yum!
Love that sweet/salty combo! Looks incredible! 🙂
Your rocky road popcorn sounds so yummmmy! =)
Sounds perfect while watching a fun movie!
Pinning to my Dessert board!
My daughter just started snacking on popcorn! I can’t wait to make a batch of these for us to share.
Love the first photo of the popcorn! I recently tried shooting popcorn and realised they are damn hard to! Lol
mmm…. I remember the chocolate popcorn from WF. This recipe is creating similar cravings in me 😀
This is definitely my kind of snack! I love the chocolate in there!
I have almost everything I’d need to make this on hand — love it when that happens. Going to make a batch this weekend!
Delicious and addictive.
Cheers,
Rosa
Ooooh, now I have another great idea for using some of the Hershey’s Spreads I have on hand! My kids would love this. And thank you for sharing the link to my dessert pizzas!