{"id":14716,"date":"2017-03-15T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/03\/15\/easter-popcorn\/"},"modified":"2017-03-15T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T18:35:14","slug":"easter-popcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/03\/15\/easter-popcorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Popcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn\/\">Holly Sosa<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn18.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><span>This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS Incorporated. All opinions are mine alone. #SweeterEaster #CollectiveBias<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite ways to celebrate coming holidays is by whipping up some festive popcorn that features bright colors and sweet and savory flavors. Inspired by the DOVE\u00ae Peanut Butter Eggs and <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/cbi.as\/6yctx\" rel=\"nofollow\">M&amp;M&#8217;S\u00ae White Chocolate<\/a><em> <\/em>(new and exclusive at Walmart), I put together this pastel, chocolate covered dream of a concoction my kiddos have dubbed Easter Popcorn. It&#8217;s a fun treat that pleases the eyes as much as it pleases the tastebuds and feels positively festive to enjoy during this warmer spring weather.<\/p>\n<p>To start, I popped some popcorn fresh over my stove with plenty of flaky salt.<\/p>\n<p>Next I poured it all over a sheet of parchment paper to cool off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>Once it was dry, I melted some pink and purple candies and drizzled both colors all over the popcorn, giving it a nice coating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>While the candy was still wet, I sprinkled over a generous amount of M&amp;M&#8217;S\u00ae White Chocolate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>I let everything cool down and harden for about an hour before adding a few DOVE\u00ae Peanut Butter Eggs to the mix for a chocolate surprise &amp; then scooping up the Easter Popcorn into a few clear Easter eggs, which I also found at Walmart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>These fun Easter Popcorn eggs are a fun way to store the snack for later guests or even for Easter baskets. I love how the colors of the popcorn show through, enticing the recipient!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p>As a mother of five, <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/cbi.as\/78l-h\" rel=\"nofollow\">Walmart is my Easter destination<\/a> this spring. With exclusive Mars candy like M&amp;M&#8217;S\u00ae White Chocolate, the new DOVE\u00ae Peanut Butter Eggs (you guys, these are so good!), and Starburst\u00ae Jelly Beans Strawberry, all of my basket needs are covered. And when I <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/cbi.as\/772dy\" rel=\"nofollow\">combine the savings by using Ibotta<\/a>, it ensures I save money while still giving my kiddos a memorable Easter experience.<\/p>\n<h3>For additional Walmart-inspired Easter recipes, crafts, and more, be sure to <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/cbi.as\/78l-h\" rel=\"nofollow\">visit the Walmart website<\/a> to hunt for your own savings while being inspired from other bloggers like me as our work is featured on the site.<\/h3>\n<p>The post <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn\/\">Easter Popcorn<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/\">Our Holly Days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/03\/easter-popcorn\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Easter Popcorn\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Holly Sosa This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS Incorporated. All opinions are mine alone. #SweeterEaster #CollectiveBias One of my favorite ways to celebrate coming holidays is by whipping up some festive popcorn that features bright colors and sweet and savory flavors. Inspired by the DOVE\u00ae Peanut Butter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}