Anyone who has already spoiled the family with sophisticated delicacies at Christmas wants nothing more than a relaxed oneNew Year's Eve with friendsto spend. For those who forego complicated gourmet dishes in favor of tasty finger food, a buffet with delicious New Year's Eve snacks is ideal. This way, all party guests start the new year full and happy and the host is spared the stress of cooking. If you lack inspiration for the right recipes, then you can find numerous ideas for quick and filling delicacies with popcorn here. We explain how you can make sweet and salty popcorn and popcorn balls yourself and serve them imaginatively.
New Year's Eve snacks: Make your own chocolate popcorn
With a delicious oneDessert in a glassNothing stands in the way of a successful New Year and the good party mood is inevitable. Vanilla pudding and chocolate mousse are a thing of the past, today we treat our guests to delicious popcorn with dark chocolate. And to make it sparkle and glitter on the festive buffet, we sprinkle the popcorn with edible glitter powder and serve the delicacy in crystal glasses richly decorated with golden confetti. Pure glamour!
For the delicious recipe you need the following ingredients for 6 servings:
- 1 pack of microwave butter popcorn
- 30 g shavings of dark chocolate with 60% cocoa content
- 2 tsp edible shine powder, gold
First melt the chocolate in a water bath or in the microwave. If you want to melt dark chocolate in a water bath, put the chocolate shavings in a metal bowl and melt them over a water bath, stirring constantly. Make sure that the temperature of the water is between 55° and 60° degrees. Optionally, you can place the chocolate in a glass or ceramic bowl and melt in the microwave for 30 seconds. Before the chocolate melts, follow the manufacturer's instructions and prepare the popcorn in the microwave. Most manufacturers have specifications for the wattage of the microwave, but you can usually find your way without these specifications. Basically, if the interval between the so-called “pop” noises is longer than 3-4 seconds, then the popcorn is ready.
Line a baking tray with baking paper and spread the popcorn on the baking tray. Pour with a spoonmelted chocolateover the popcorn. Before the chocolate hardens, sprinkle the popcorn with the glitter powder to help it stick. Then let the chocolate harden completely. Serve immediately after preparation or store the popcorn in a food storage bag.
Recipe for sweet popcorn with candy melts
Another variant of popcorn, this time decorated with stars made of candy melts, is for everyone who has a sweet tooth and prefers to snack sweet instead of salty. This temptingly delicious recipe is ready quickly and will appeal to both children and adults. The dessert is served in glasses. It is ready very quickly, so you can refill the guests' glasses several times on the festive evening without much effort. It's definitely better if you make the candy melts stars in advance and keep 10 pieces in the fridge for garnish.
Follow the basic recipe and make the popcorn first, spread it on a baking tray lined with baking paper and pour the melted chocolate on top. Sprinkle with glitter powder and pour into champagne glasses. Now all that's left is to make the candy melts stars. Simply melt yellow candy melts in a water bath or in the microwave. The same rule of thumb applies to the water bath as to chocolate: the temperature range is between 55° and 60°. The melt drops are left in the microwave for 60 seconds and then, if necessary, melted 3 more times for 15 seconds each. If the candy melts are not liquid enough, you can add a little palm oil or olive oil and stir until they reach the desired consistency. Then fill the mixture into star molds and let it harden. You can add gold glitter powder to the molds beforehand.
New Year's Eve snacks: Popcorn with cotton candy and marshmallows for the children
Surprise the kids with a tasty oneDessert in rainbow colors. For this sweet dessert you need the following ingredients (for 8 servings):
- 1 pack of marshmallows
- 1/2 handful of blue candy melts
- 1/2 rosa Candy Melts
- Cotton candy in blue and pink (optionally you can also make the cotton candy yourself from blue and pink sugar)
- Zuckerstreusel
- White popcorn (salty, without butter)
First prepare the popcorn and divide it into two bowls. In a third bowl, place 8-12 pieces of marshmallows and melt them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Stir the popcorn and marshmallow mixture. Then melt the blue and pink candy melts separately. Mix the blue candy melts with the blue cotton candy and the pink ones with the pink cotton candy. Arrange all ingredients in glasses and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles.
New Year's Eve snacks: Salty popcorn with glitter powder
The next popcorn recipe is for those of your guests who don't have oneDessert in rainbow colorsand don't like unusual flavor combinations. In principle, the popcorn is prepared as usual. So that it at least stands out on the festive table, it is additionally sprinkled with edible glitter powder. To ensure that the powder and the edible golden stars stick well, the popcorn is prepared with 1 tablespoon of clarified butter. The clarified butter also colors the popcorn yellow, giving the festive snack a glamorous touch.
Place the glitter popcorn in a gold gift box or bowl to enhance the glamorous effect. With this crispy New Year's Eve snack you will not only entertain your guests, but also add a festive accent to your table.
Recipe for salty truffle popcorn for New Year's Eve
Are you bored with salty white popcorn? Then you can refine the simple snack with truffle oil, cheese and fresh spices. An elegant combination of truffle popcorn and champagne is a fabulous way to greet guests at your New Year's Eve party. You need these ingredients:
- 125 g Popcorn
- 70g melted butter
- 4 tbsp truffle oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 100 g Parmesan, grated
- 100g Asiago cheese, grated
- 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
Combine the melted butter, truffle oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Prepare the popcorn. Mix the grated cheese and fresh spices. Pour the butter mixture over the popcorn, tossing well to coat the popcorn well. Sprinkle the cheese and herb mixture over it and mix it with the popcorn.
If you have invited a lot of guests and don't have enough jars for the popcorn, then you can simply prepare the popcorn balls above and arrange them on the buffet. You need the following ingredients for 12 popcorn balls:
- 450 g Marshmallows
- 160 g Popcorn
- 80-100 g Butter
- Optional: 100 g nuts, for example walnuts
First melt the marshmallows in a water bath over low heat. Prepare the popcorn and chop the nuts. Grease your hands and mix the melted marshmallow mixture with the popcorn. Form 12 popcorn balls of the same size.
New Year's Eve snacks: popcorn, nuts and pretzel sticks
The alternative to popcorn balls is a bowl full of salty New Year's Eve snacks. Mix together pretzel sticks, butter popcorn and various nuts and sprinkle generously with glitter. You then place the bowl in the middle of the buffet or welcome your guests with a drink and the delicious popcorn mix.
Whether salty or sweet: the popcorn recipes are quick, easy and ideal even for beginners. Say goodbye to the stress of cooking, because with this finger food you can serve a large number of guests without having to spend hours in the kitchen. Enjoy your New Year's Eve party in a relaxed manner!
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New Year's Eve snacks: pretzel sticks, nuts, popcorn and M&M's
Melt the M&M's and combine the remaining ingredients
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