I’m Hopping Down the Bunny Trail
with a popcorn mix for Easter, guaranteed
to satisfy everybunny’s sweet tooth!
This highly addictive sweet & salty mix is quick and easy to throw together, using popcorn, candy coating or almond bark, and your favorite combination of pretzels, nuts and candy. Since it’s a bunny trail mix, Bunny Mix M&M’s and Annie’s Bunny Grahams are a fun Easter addition!
You can use almond bark, white chocolate chips, or candy melts. I like CandiQuik (found on the baking aisle) for the convenience of the blocks of bark and the microwave disposable tray.
No recipe required for this sweet and salty treat!
Pop your corn using your preferred method and mix with your candy coating. As a guideline, for 5 – 6 cups of popcorn I use a 16 ounce package of candy coating/ almond bark. You can adjust your candy coating-to-popcorn ratio to your taste.
Melt candy coating according to package directions and toss in a large bowl with your popcorn. Mix until coated and spread popcorn on wax paper or parchment lined baking sheet(s) to cool and set.
Sprinkle some Easter or spring-colored nonpareils on the white chocolate-coated popcorn while the candy coating is still warm.
Once your popcorn is set (about 15- 20 minutes), break into pieces. Stir in nuts, pretzels and candy of choice.
The bunny and egg picks are part of an Easter cupcake kit I found at HomeGoods from Meri Meri for $6.99.
Serve your Bunny Trail Mix in snack cups or package up in treat bags for gift giving. It makes a fun treat to serve for a neighborhood or family Easter Egg Hunt!
Store the remainder in an airtight container or jar and enjoy! You can adjust this blend for any holiday or occasion.
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So very cute, and nice to make for each holiday ;o)
Looks bunny-licious! Popcorn is always a favorite treat around here Mary:@)
The bunny picks are adorable, how cute they look adorning the Easter mix! Adding nonpariels to the chocolate is such a fun touch! The egg cups are just the perfect size and a big jar of this in the kitchen would make me very popular!
Jenna
MmmMary, this bunny trail mix looks so pretty in the jar and I know it is tasty, too! What a great Easter gift idea. Thanks for the bunny-inspiration with the shaped graham crackers. Have you tried the white chocolate M&M’s? They’re delicious I! xo
I enjoy your popcorn mix posts, and this one might be my favorite. how much fun for Easter! I love the Annie’s products, too.
xo,
RJ
My grandkids would love this. So cute.
this looks delicious! and I love the little containers you used. Love Annie’s bunnies too!
Hi Mary, Now I’ll be humming the refrain “here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail” all day and thinking of this yummy treat. You are making it so hard for me to be good with this tempting recipe! Linda
~Mary~
The bunny picks and containers are so cute!! I love how you change this trail mix for each holiday, I bet everyone looks forward to it and the cute containers you use!!
Have a great day !
Paula
IN
“Here Comes Peter Cottontail”…you know, my mother must have sung those songs to me in my youth because I’ll read a phrase and it “comes back to me.” LUV Popcorn!! franki
Shared on FB and am pinning too! You are so very talented.
All your Holiday mixes are so fun and creative. Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful ideas. I absolutely adore your garden house…so wonderful.
This will be a hit at my house this Easter!
I love this! It looks so yummy! The kids will love it!
Mary…I have to ask you….what editing program do you use? Your images are always so sharp and crisp clear. Mine have been looking fuzzy lately and I want an action to sharpen them up. Thanks!
and where do you find those Annie’s bunny grahams? haven’t seen them around here. Love Love Love your ideas!!
Thanks so much! I use Picasa for editing and PicMonkey for collages. The Annie Bunny Grahams are at Target and I’ve seen them at my local grocery store too :)
You always create the best popcorn treats for every season and occasion!!!
Such a pretty presentation as always Mary!!
Looks yummy! and festive too! I will have to make this for the upcoming Easter holiday – Thanks for sharing Mary :-)
its all so adorable! i love your bunny picks, the lace skirt is so cute! and the egg cups, egads you make everything so festive 24/7! fabulously fun as always~
Love how you transform this from holiday to holiday. Great to have you at Seasonal Sundays.
– The Tablescaper
This is a perfect treat for my granddaughter to take to her class party! And so adaptable to other holidays! I love the bunny picks – did you find them in a store or on line? I would love to get those for our Easter dinner.
I found them at HomeGoods :)
This looks delicious! How far in advance have you made this? Does the popcorn get stale or soft?
I’ve this up to a week in advance. You want to keep it in an airtight container :)
Such a cute idea, sounds yummy. Will be making this for our Easter dinner guests treat bags. Love the ideas for other holidays as well………….thanks so much for sharing.
I made this for my grandkids for Valentine’s. They loved it so much this is what they are getting in their Easter baskets. Thank you for sharing!!!