Red, white, and blue popcorn snack mix is a fun and easy sweet snack perfect for Memorial Day or a Fourth of July celebration. A combination of salty popcorn and pretzels with colorful candy and chocolate, this festive popcorn mix comes together quickly and can be made for a crowd.

This red, white, and blue popcorn snack mix is an easy patriotic treat. You can put it together in minutes and its always a hit at parties. Sweet, crunchy, and full of fun color, it’s just what you need for a cookout, Memorial Day, or 4th of July.

We often visit my family in Yorktown, Virginia over the Fourth of July holiday and there always seems to be plenty of family, food, and fireworks. One year, a friend of mine brought this snack mix to our celebration and it disappeared almost as fast as the fireworks started.

It ended up being so popular, we now make this every year. I love having simple treats like this to add to snack table. People always love it and its so simple to make.

Want more red, white, and blue recipes, be sure to try red, white, and blue cheesecake salad and red, white and blue trifles.

Ingredients

Make this red white and blue popcorn snack mix with a few simple ingredients. You can typically find the colorful chocolate candy melts at a craft store, Walmart, or Target in the baking or party aisle.

• Popcorn: I like using a bag of pre popped popcorn but you can pop your own.
• Pretzels: Use broken pretzels or pretzel sticks.
• Mini marshmallows: Adds great soft texture to the mix.
• White chocolate chips: You can use melted white chocolate chips, white chocolate melts, or almond bark.
• Red chocolate melts: You can usually find these in a bag at a craft store, Walmart, or Target.
• Blue chocolate melts: Use your favorite color blue chocolate candy melts.
• Red white and blue M&M’s: Colorful chocolate candy.
• Red white and blue sprinkles: Adds another layer of fun color.

How to make red white and blue popcorn snack mix

1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper. Spread the popcorn, pretzels, and mini marshmallows out on the prepared baking sheet.
2. Heat the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals until melted.
3. Pour over the popcorn mixture and stir to coat. (You could also mix all of these ingredients together in a large bowl if you prefer.)

4. Let the white chocolate harden.
5. Spread the M&M’s over the popcorn mixture.
6. Melt the red and blue candy melts in separate bowls in the microwave. Drizzle each color over the popcorn mixture.
7. Add the red, white, and blue sprinkles. Let everything harden and then break apart into pieces.

Heather’s recipe tips

• If you are popping your own popcorn, make sure to remove any unpopped kernels.
• To set the chocolate faster, place the baking dish in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
• Work quickly. The chocolate will set fast so make sure to add everything quickly so it sticks together.
• Double the recipe for a crowd.

Variations

This red, white, and blue popcorn snack mix is easy to customize to your taste. Here are a few suggestions:

• Nuts: If you want more crunch, add in peanuts or almonds.
• Cereal: You can add more texture by mixing in Chex or Cheerios.
• Colors: Make this mix for any occasion by substituting the candy melt colors and candy colors.

Storage instructions

Store: Keep any leftover popcorn mix in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

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