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Troll Bait

Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

About

What an enchanting snack! Troll Bait can draw magical creatures to it... as well as your eager taste buds! Crunchy, crispy, and satisfying, these popcorn and pretzel bark pieces are held together with creamy candy melts for a colorful and sweet treat! Then the pieces are sprinkled with vibrant sprinkles and jammy, fruity jelly beans! There are so many colors, textures, and sweet elements to Troll Bait, don't be surprised if you find yourself fighting with wizards for the last piece!

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups popcorn, popped
  • 2 cups pretzel twists
  • 25 turquoise candy melts
  • 25 bright pink candy melts
  • 25 yellow candy melts
  • 1/2 cup small jelly beans
  • pastel-colored pearlized diamond sprinkles, optional, to taste
  • pastel-colored sprinkles, optional, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.

Step 2 -On the prepared baking sheet, add the popcorn and the pretzels and spread them out evenly.

Step 3 -In three separate microwave-safe bowls, add the turquoise candy melts, the pink candy melts, and the yellow candy melts.

Step 4 -One at a time, microwave one bowl of the candy melts for 30 seconds and then stir.

Step 5 -Microwave the candy melts again until they are nearly melted, about 15 seconds.

Step 6 -Stir the nearly melted candy melts until they are completely melted.

Step 7 -Repeat the microwaving process with the remaining bowls of the candy melts.

Step 8 -Drizzle 1 of the melted candy melts over the popcorn-pretzel mixture using a spoon.

Step 9 -Sprinkle the popcorn-pretzel mixture with about 1/3 of the jelly beans, 1/3 of the pearlized diamond sprinkles, and 1/3 of the sprinkles.

Step 10 -Repeat the drizzling and sprinkling processes twice with the remaining melted candy melts, the remaining jelly beans, the remaining pearlized diamond sprinkles, and the remaining sprinkles.

Step 11 -Allow the popcorn mixture to set and harden, about 15 minutes.

Step 12 -Break the popcorn mixture apart and serve.

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