Forget chocolate crackles, move into chocolate popcorn crackles. They are easy to make, not expensive to prepare and popular with the younger family members. Wrap them in cellophane before handing them out in your neighbourhood.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/4 cup cocoa, sifted
• 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 4 cups (popped) popcorn
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 125 grams Kremalta
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Place the coconut, cocoa, icing sugar, popcorn and dried cranberries in a large bowl and stir to combine.
2. Melt the Kremalta in a small saucepan over a low heat. Add to the dry ingredients with the vanilla essence and mix well.
3. Spoon the mixture into paper patty cases and press together firmly. Refrigerate until set.