In February, we had Cupid’s Crunch, and for St. Patrick’s Day we had End of the Rainbow Crunch. It wouldn’t be fair of Easter to come and go without a Bunny Crunch recipe, so here it is! (To be fair, the recipe doesn’t really change much- you can change colors and sprinkles and call it whatever you want!!)
Bunny Crunch Recipe:
2 bags microwave popcorn or 1/2- 2/3 cup popcorn kernels, popped
12 oz bag Wilton candy melts (I did 1/2 bag Vibrant Green and 1/2 bag Lavender for this batch)
2 cups pretzels- broken into pieces- or sticks
1 – 11/2 cups M&Ms (Get some Skippers if you want nut-free options)
Sprinkles, Nonpareils, Holiday shaped candies for decoration
Peeps!
How to make it- pop popcorn, set aside. Be sure to pick any unpopped kernels out- they aren’t fun to bite into when you don’t expect them!
Melt the candy melts at 30 second intervals in the microwave if you want this done quickly. Otherwise, you can always do a double boiler method (it’ll take longer), stirring frequently.
Toss pretzels and M&Ms into the bowl with popcorn. Then pour 1/2 the melted candy over the top and combine with a rubber spatula. (I actually found that using 2 rubber spatulas worked a lot better for me)
Spread mixture out on a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper- drizzle remaining melted candy over the top.
Sprinkle the nonpareils, candy bits or sprinkles (I call them shots) (If you want nut-free, go with colored sugar or check Target- I found store brand sprinkles that are NOT processed with nuts!)
After the chocolate dries/firms up again, break into bits and either store in an airtight container (for about a week) or package it up into treat bags to share with friends, classmates and neighbors! If you try to do it before the chocolate is ready, you’re going to have a big mess on your hands.
Once the Bunny Crunch was bagged (into adorable colored sandwich bags I found at Target), I added a marshmallow Peep into each just for fun.
This particular batch of Bunny Crunch is going with us to church for the Sunday School kids’ bake sale, so none for us. Unless we buy some!
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I think I ate one too many peeps yesterday. They weren’t any pretty purple ones just all yellow but yummy nonetheless.
My step-daughter is coming this weekend….this will be the perfect thing to make with her, thanks!!
OMG this looks so yummy! I absolutely love mixes like chocolate chex mix for christmas so this would be perfect for easter!
Very colorful and pretty. I was thinking if you had a few more colors it would look like a rainbow!
This looks good! I love how colorful it is!
This looks really good and looks like something kids would love for easter!
nice recipe
nice recipe thanks
THIS VERY INTERESTING–MIGHT HAVE TO TRY-THANKS
Yummy! Thanks for this recipe!
Thanks for adding in the little tidbit for those of us who like nut-free options!
Wow! this looks so colorful and so yummy! I gotta try this recipe coz I’m sure my daughter will love this
Quick & Easy is good, Thanks.
gonna try it!!
Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Yum, that looks super cute, thanks!
This looked so good that I had to click on the link and then it looks really easy to make – I will have to try this – this year, thanks for sharing!
You’ve come up with another winner! Thanks!
Aw, thank you!
Thanks for this gonna try it…hopefully
What a pretty snack! Thank you for the recipe
This is so cute and colorful and looks yummy!
That is so pretty. Can’t help but to say I’d be after the peep first.
Well, of course.
Yummy. I love this kind of stuff. Sounds easy enough to make too. I’m gonna have to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
There’s not much I do that isn’t easy!