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Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe

Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe is a fun activity to make with the kids and share with everyone you love this Valentines Day! We start off with JOLLY TIME microwave popcorn then make they gooeylicious with melted marshmallows, white chocolate, and dried cherries! Enjoy shaping them into hearts with the help of a cookie cutter, insert the paper stick, and drizzle with melted chocolate! Finish by wrapping in cellophane and tie with ribbon or stand them up in a vase or jar as a centerpiece or for a gift! Our Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe are the perfect way to capture their hearts.

Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe is a fun activity to make with the kids and share with everyone you love this Valentines Day! by cookingwithruthie.com

Ingredients in our Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe:

  • 12 cups popped JOLLY TIME® Smart Balance Butter Light Microwave Pop Corn
  • 1-1/2 cups dried tart cherries
  • 1 1-pound bag mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips or chopped vanilla candy coating
  • ¼ cup butter
  • Long lollipop sticks or paper straws
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate morsels

Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe is a fun activity to make with the kids and share with everyone you love this Valentines Day! by cookingwithruthie.com

How to make our Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe:

  1. Mix popcorn and cherries in a large bowl.
  2. Place marshmallows, white chocolate, and butter in a large saucepan.
  3. Cook over low heat until melted and smooth.
  4. Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn; toss gently until well coated.
  5. With wet or buttered hands, press mixture into a 3-1/2 to 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter (place cutter on a parchment paper sheet; press in popcorn, then lift cutter off).
  6. Insert a lollipop stick or straw in the base of each heart.
  7. Allow popcorn hearts to cool completely.
  8. Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate.
  9. Drizzle over hearts.
  10. Allow to harden.
  11. Wrap hearts in cellophane and tie with ribbon; stand them up in a vase or jar as a centerpiece or gift.

Enjoy making our Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe & some of these too! 

Yield: 12

Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe

Valentine Sweet Hearts by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com

Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe is a fun activity to make with the kids and share with everyone you love this Valentines Day!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 12 cups popped JOLLY TIME® Smart Balance Butter Light Microwave Pop Corn
  • 1-1/2 cups dried tart cherries
  • 1 1-pound bag mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips or chopped vanilla candy coating
  • ¼ cup butter
  • Long lollipop sticks or paper straws
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate morsels

Instructions

  1. Mix popcorn and cherries in a large bowl.
  2. Place marshmallows, white chocolate, and butter in a large saucepan.
  3. Cook over low heat until melted and smooth.
  4. Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn; toss gently until well coated.
  5. With wet or buttered hands, press mixture into a 3-1/2 to 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter (place cutter on a parchment paper sheet; press in popcorn, then lift cutter off).
  6. Insert a lollipop stick or straw in the base of each heart.
  7. Allow popcorn hearts to cool completely.
  8. Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate.
  9. Drizzle over hearts.
  10. Allow to harden.
  11. Wrap hearts in cellophane and tie with ribbon; stand them up in a vase or jar as a centerpiece or gift.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1519Total Fat: 158gSaturated Fat: 46gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 103gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 1499mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 2g

We hope you’ll make kitchen fun memories with your family and our Valentine Sweet Hearts Recipe!

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Love Always,

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  1. Dina says:

    these look so fun!

  2. SO yummy and cute… I am pinning 🙂

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