Although it appears to be fairly elegant, this sweet bread requires little more effort than a straightforward French loaf. I once visited an Irish bakery where they sold apricot bread. When the Irish bakery didn’t read my thoughts, I drew up this recipe because that’s what I had in mind.
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 1 bundt cake |
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 32 large marshmallows
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup gumdrops, no black ones
- 1 cup chocolate covered peanuts
- 1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
Instructions
- Melt the butter and marshmallows in heavy pan over low heat. Stir often.
- Put popcorn in a large bowl and pour marshmallow mix over top. Stir well to mix. Add the candy and nuts, and mix together. Pack into a greased 12-cup bundt pan. Let set till cooled. Turn out onto a plate to serve. Cut in wedges.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 359 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 33 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 207 mg |
| Sugars | 30 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Pretty good. I think it’s missing corn syrup or something. It was a little too gooey (I had trouble cutting it into wedges).
I dont know what if anything I did wrong, but the texture turned out slippery, almost snotty. 🙁
Great recipe.
Super yummy!! I used mini marshmallows instead of big ones and omitted the peanuts and gumdrops because I didn’t have any. It was really good but really does need to be eaten the first day or it gets kind of stale.
The family liked the flavor. The boys enjoyed seing M&M’s. Personally I liked it warm, before it had a chance to set up better than after it cooled. I wanted to make indivitudal serving sizes so I tried putting M&M’s in the bottom of muffin tins to make the final product more eye appealing. However they did not stick well to the popcorn and ended up scatering them on the serving platter for interest. I think popcorn balls would work better than pressed into small shaped tin.
This was delicious! We were so eager to eat it that we turned it out of the pan before it was completely set, but it was still great. We left out the gumdrops and used plain peanuts (because I made a mistake at the grocery store). Very good! And so much fun!
Nice and simple dessert for the young and young at heart.
How absolutely fun! I needed a quick and easy dessert for my family Christmas tonite. This one was perfect! I used the red and green M&M’s and the red and green gumdrops. I left out the peanuts because my niece and sister-in-law are allergic. I drizzled it with white chocolate and sprinkled it with Christmas-colored sugar crystals. Very festive and kid-friendly!
A family favorite! I like to add 1/2 t. almond or 1 t. vanilla extract for an added “yum” factor. 16 cups popped corn is about 3/4 cups unpopped corn.
Our family loves this. I don’t use gum drops, but double the M&M’s instead! I also like that you can make it to coordinate with the seasons, celebrations etc! Thanks for a fun recipe!
This is a nice “cake” to make in the summer when you do not want to bake. The marshmellows give it a kind of Rice Krispi bar taste. It is colorful and kids of all ages love it!
Super! I used only a big bag of CHRISTmas M&Ms and made it for the Watch Nite service at church for New Year’s. It was a hit!!
Really good! Didn’t use gumdrops and used plain peanuts. True, it must be eaten within a couple of days or it gets gooey.