We made this sweet and salty Popcorn Puppy Chow for Easter and couldn’t love it more! (Popcorn is a nice twist over Chex Mis for this treat, in our opinion!) We tossed in some Easter candies for a festive twist, but this is the perfect snack any time of year. 🐣🍫

You can either box it up as an adorable gift or snack straight from the bowl! 🙂

Ingredients

No cereal needed—just popcorn, chocolate, peanut butter, and a lot of powdered sugar.

10 cups popped popcorn (about 1/2 cup kernels or 2–3 bags microwave popcorn, plain or lightly salted)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½–2 cups powdered sugar
Optional Add-ins: Egg candies, Mini marshmallows, pretzels, crushed cookies, mini M&Ms, or sprinkles

Directions

Pour the popcorn in a large bowl.
Melt the chocolate and butter together in 15-second intervals in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl.
Add peanut butter to the chocolate and butter mixture and stir.
Pour the chocolate, butter, and peanut butter mixture over the popcorn and mix together.
Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.
Optional: Add seasonal candies or sprinkles. Enjoy!

Here’s a Quick Video Tutorial!

Perfect Presentation Platters

This Popcorn Puppy Chow is perfect in a large serving bowl or mini gift boxes. Here are or favorite affordable, adorable recommendations! My Amazon storefront also has so many fun goodies that we love.

Gift Boxes: I used these 4 x 4 inch gift boxes, which come in a variety of colors and are only $8 for a set of 25!

Spring Ribbon: This sweet gingham ribbon comes in a variety of colors!

Easter Serving Bowls: If you’re making this for Easter, we love this cute bunny bowl with a wooden spoon, as well as this white stoneware bunny bowl (both for very reasonable prices!)

Easter Paper Goods: From carrots to plaid, these Easter-themed paper plates are adorable! *Squealing.* Or, these mint green bunny plastic plates are adorbs!

Leanna holding a bowl of Popcorn Puppy Chow

Everday Kitchen Links: I get asked all the time about the products in the background of my kitchen. Much of it is from MacKenzie-Childs, which I have slowly grown a collection of over the years! My favorites are this checkered chopping board, my black and white checkered teapot, and the gray and white checkered utensil holder. I also have this enamel canister that you can find in small, medium, or large.

Can I Prep This in Advance?

Yes! You can make this Popcorn Puppy Chow up to about4 days in advance. Just store in a Ziploc container or Tupperware container so it stays fresh.

Close-up of Easter gifts filled with Puppy Chow

Storing Leftover Popcorn Puppy Chow

If you have any leftovers, transfer to a Tupperware container or Ziploc bag and store at room temperature, where it should stay fresh for several days.

More Easy Recipes!

We hope you loved this Popcorn Puppy Chow as much as we did! For more fun Easter recipes, be sure to check out our Dump and Bake Carrot Cake, these adorable Mini Easter Baskets that you can fill with treats or gifts, or take a “peep” at this Easter Charcuterie Spread. Happy Easter, friends!