Bake up some red and white popcorn for the holidays

(NC) – Instead of falling back on the same old sugar cookie recipe for this year’s holiday baking, try mixing the decadent ingredients associated with the season (creamy chocolate, sticky sweet marshmallows) with the wholesome fibre of popcorn. The result is a tasty treat that’s better for you to boot.

White Chocolate Popcorn Chews

Ingredients

• 1 bag (80 g each) Orville Redenbacher’s Smart Pop! buttery flavour microwave popcorn
• 1 pkg (170g) dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 pkg (298g) miniature marshmallows
• 1/2 cup white baking morsels
• 1/2 cup salted whole almonds, chopped

Directions

• Spray 13×9-inch baking pan and large bowl with cooking spray.
• Prepare popcorn according to package directions. Remove all unpopped kernels. Combine popped corn, cranberries, morsels and almonds in bowl.
• Place marshmallows and margarine in 8-cup glass measure. Microwave on High 2 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Immediately pour over popcorn mixture; toss until coated evenly. Place in pan.
• Spray hands with cooking spray; press mixture evenly into pan. Allow to cool. Cut into 24 bars.

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