This Oreo Popcorn is sweet, crunchy, and packed with cookies and cream flavor in every handful. Fluffy popcorn gets coated in melted white chocolate and tossed with crushed and chopped Oreos for an easy dessert snack everyone loves. It's perfect for movie nights, parties, holiday trays, or anytime you want a fun no-bake treat.
Recipe Essentials
- 🍽️ Course: Dessert / Snack
- ⏱️ Cooking Time: 20 minutes
- 🍴 Servings: About 6
- 🧄 Flavor Profile: Sweet, crunchy, creamy, cookies and cream
- 🍚 Best Served With: Movie night treats, ice cream, or hot chocolate
- 🧊 Make Ahead?: Yes, this is a great make-ahead snack
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This is one of those easy recipes that looks festive and fun without taking much effort at all. Every bite tastes like an Oreo dessert with just enough popcorn to keep it light and snackable.
This was inspired by my toffee crunch popcorn bars on this site, and pairs well with this caramel Chex mix.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Great for parties and movie nights: It makes a big bowl that is perfect for sharing.
- Only a few ingredients: You only need 4 ingredients to make this addictive treat.
- Kid friendly: Kids love the sweet crunch and cookies and cream flavor.
Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to make this Oreo popcorn recipe, and they are all easy to find at the grocery store. It is one of the easiest sweet snack recipes to throw together when you need something quick and crowd pleasing.
- Microwave popcorn: This is the crunchy base of the recipe and gives you that classic popcorn texture with very little effort.
- White chocolate chips: Melted white chocolate coats the popcorn and helps the Oreo crumbs stick to every piece.
- Crushed Oreos: Fine cookie crumbs coat the popcorn more evenly with bigger cookie pieces adding extra cookie crunch. Regular or double stuff Oreos work for this recipe.
See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.
Variations
- Swap Oreos: Use Mint, Golden Oreos or your favorite flavor instead for a change.
- Add Sprinkles: Add rainbow or seasonal sprinkles to make this fun for birthdays and holiday celebrations.
- Switch Chocolate: Use milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter or caramel chips instead. Colored candy melts to match Christmas, Easter, or Halloween also work well.
You're going to want to try my bacon popcorn if you enjoy recipes that use popcorn as the star of the show. It's a savory snack that you can serve next to this popcorn to provide a culinary balance.
Instructions
This recipe is incredibly easy. You are really just popping, melting, mixing, and serving, which makes this one of the fastest dessert snacks you can make.
Pop your popcorn according to the package directions and then dump it into a large mixing bowl.
Once your popcorn is popped, melt the white chocolate for about 45-60 seconds in the microwave, or until it is completely melted.
Fold the white chocolate and popcorn together until the popcorn is completely coated.
Immediately and gently fold in your Oreos. Make sure the popcorn is evenly coated and the crushed Oreos are evenly distributed.
Recipe Tips
- Remove unpopped kernels: Pick out any hard kernels before mixing so the finished snack is easier to eat.
- Melt the chocolate carefully: Heat in short intervals and stir often so the white chocolate stays smooth and does not burn.
- Work quickly once the chocolate is melted: White chocolate sets fast, so stir it into the popcorn right away and have your Oreos ready to add right after.
- Let it cool for less mess: The longer the popcorn cools on the counter, about 30 minutes, the more the chocolate sets, which makes it less messy to eat.
- Store airtight: Refrigeration is not necessary unless your kitchen is very warm. Keep your popcorn in an airtight container or resealable bag at room temperature for up to 3 days so it stays fresh and crunchy.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy my colorful marshmallow bars and this marshmallow popcorn cake.
Serving Suggestions
- Add to dessert boards: Oreo popcorn pairs nicely with Rolo brownies, magic bars, butter crunch cookies, and chocolate Cool Whip candies.
- Serve for movie night: This sweet popcorn is a perfect dessert-style snack for family movie nights.
- Perfect for parties: It is easy to transport and always stands out on a dessert table, or in treat bags at birthdays, classroom parties or road trips.
- Use as a sundae topping: Sprinkle some over vanilla ice cream or Oreo ice cream for cookies and cream lovers.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can use either regular Oreos or Double Stuf Oreos for this recipe. Both work well and give the popcorn plenty of cookies and cream flavor.
You can crush Oreos in a blender for fine crumbs, or place them in a resealable bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Using both fine and rough crumbs gives the popcorn the best texture.
The fine crumbs stick to the white chocolate while the bigger pieces stick and add more crunch.
Yes, about 12 cups of homemade popcorn works well in this recipe. Just make sure it is plain or lightly salted so the Oreo and white chocolate flavors stand out.
White chocolate chips work best for this Oreo popcorn recipe because they create that classic cookies and cream flavor and help the Oreo crumbs stick to the popcorn.
If you enjoy Oreo recipes like this, give my Oreo brookies a shot. You'll be in for a treat.
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Oreo Popcorn
Ingredients
- 2 bags microwave popcorn full size, 3-3.5 oz size
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 cups Oreos finely crushed, regular or Double Stuf
- 1 cup Oreos roughly crushed, regular or Double Stuf
Instructions
- Pop your popcorn according to the package directions and then dump it into a large mixing bowl.
- Once your popcorn is popped, melt the white chocolate for about 45-60 seconds in the microwave, or until it is completely melted.
- Fold the white chocolate and popcorn together until the popcorn is completely coated.
- Immediately and gently fold in your Oreos. Make sure the popcorn is evenly coated and the crushed Oreos are evenly distributed.
- You can enjoy Oreo popcorn immediately after mixing. If you want it less messy, let it cool for about 30 minutes so the chocolate can set slightly.
Notes
- Remove unpopped kernels: Pick out any hard kernels before mixing so the finished snack is easier to eat.
- Melt the chocolate carefully: Heat in short intervals and stir often so the white chocolate stays smooth and does not burn.
- Work quickly once the chocolate is melted: White chocolate sets fast, so stir it into the popcorn right away and have your Oreos ready to add right after.
- Let it cool for less mess: The longer the popcorn cools on the counter, about 30 minutes, the more the chocolate sets, which makes it less messy to eat.
- Store airtight: Refrigeration is not necessary unless your kitchen is very warm. Keep your popcorn in an airtight container or resealable bag at room temperature for up to 3 days so it stays fresh and crunchy.
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