this post is sponsored by Blog Meets Brand and M&Ms and I was sent free samples to try but the recipe and opinion is 100% my own

What is your favorite part of watching the Oscars??? I love love LOVE the dresses (are you really that surprised?)! This year I can’t wait to watch Neil Patrick Harris, he’s seriously so much fun to watch. So I’ll be sitting at home (comfy in my PJ’s, wishing I was in a ball gown) watching and enjoy some themed PARTY FOODS!

M&M’S® is commemorating the Oscars by debuting a commercial that shows M&M’S characters invading the movies, and since Movies and M&Ms go so well together it’s not surprising I had such an easy time coming up with a few sweet treats to enjoy while watching!

This year I make “Oscar GOLD” peanut M&M’s, “Black Tie” Crispy M&M chocolate krispie treats and Red Carpet M&M candy popcorn! Yup, tons of DELICIOUS for me to enjoy (oh and share…).

So to start out, I pulled out the colors that I wanted. Yellow and orange from the peanut M&M’s, Red from the regular and Brown from the Crispy’s. Now were ready to start (I actually separated ALL of the colors, I’m a little OCD and now I have them organized for other treats down the line.)

Our “Oscar Gold” M&M’s. These are the only ones we’re eating plain, that’s why I picked the peanut M&M’s, they are my favorite plain. Also the first time I tried to spray them they rolled around too much, so I put them on this cooling rack (and the smaller M&M’s would just fall through). Spray them with edible gold spray paint on one side, let them dry, flip and spray again. I tried spraying all the colors, but the others were too dark, the yellow and orange are the only ones that took the gold well.

Now you can’t tell in the picture, they just look yellow, but they are GOLD, and LOVELY! Seriously so pretty, metallic and all gorgeousness. I really wish these pictures could do this justice.

Kay, the “Red Carpet” popcorn.

Red Carpet Chocolate Popcorn

easy candy popcorn

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 13

Servings: servings

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

6 C popcorn
10 oz red candy melts
1 Tbsp shortening optional
1 C red plain M&Ms I pulled all the red ones out of 2 large bags

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Pop the popcorn and spread it over a large jelly roll pan
melt the 10 oz red candy
If it's too thick you can stir in the shortening to thin it down a bit.
pour the chocolate over the popcorn
stir it completely and sprinkle over the red M&Ms
stir again and spread it out
let it cool and break it up in chuncks

Nutrition

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This is my husband’s and Brother in Law’s favorite. If your going to force the men to watch the Oscars THIS is treat that will keep them happy, and keep their mouths full so they don’t interrupt the show! You can dye white chocolate, but I find that buying the already red chocolate is the best way to get the vibrant color!

And my favorite, the “Black tie” krispies.

Black Tie Crispy Rice Krispies

rice krispie treats made from chocolate krispies and add crispy M&M's

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 15

Servings: treats

Calories: 270kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie