Easy to Make Bunny Bait Recipe – Sweet and Salty Treat
Bunny Bait Recipe – The Ultimate Sweet & Salty Easter Snack Mix
Looking for a fun and festive treat that’s perfect for Easter parties, spring celebrations, or sweet gift bags? This Bunny Bait Recipe is cute, customizable, and dangerously addictive—in the best way possible! Whether you’re filling Easter baskets, making party favors, or setting out a snack to “bait” the Easter Bunny himself, this colorful snack mix will do the trick.
What is Bunny Bait?
Bunny Bait is a sweet and salty snack mix made with popcorn, candy, sprinkles, and melted white chocolate. It’s quick to make, easy to customize, and totally kid-approved. It’s a great way to use leftover Easter candy or create festive gift bags for friends, neighbors, classmates, or party guests.
Why You’ll Love This Bunny Bait Recipe
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✅ Quick & easy to make—no baking required
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✅ Perfect for Easter parties, spring gatherings, and gifting
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✅ Kid-friendly—easy for little hands to help make
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✅ Totally customizable with your favorite add-ins
Bunny Bait Recipe Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to whip up a big bowl of this crowd-pleasing snack:
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10 cups of popped popcorn (microwave or stovetop)
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1 ½ cups pretzels, broken into smaller pieces
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1 cup pastel-colored candies (jellybeans, M&Ms, etc.)
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½ cup Easter sprinkles
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12 oz white chocolate chips or candy melts
Optional Add-ins: mini marshmallows, crushed Oreos, candy-coated chocolates, or other Easter treats
How to Make Bunny Bait
Step 1: Pop the Popcorn
Make your popcorn and let it cool completely. Remove any unpopped kernels.
Step 2: Mix the Base
In a large mixing bowl, combine popcorn, pretzels, and half of the candy.
Step 3: Melt the Chocolate
Melt white chocolate chips or candy melts in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Step 4: Pour and Toss
Drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn mixture and gently toss to coat everything evenly.
Step 5: Add the Fun
Immediately sprinkle in the remaining candy and sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
Step 6: Cool and Store
Spread the mix onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to cool and harden. Once set, break into clusters and store in an airtight container—or portion into gift bags with a cute ribbon!
Creative Ways to Use Bunny Bait
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🐰 Bag it up for Easter egg hunts or class parties
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🎁 Use as a basket filler or thoughtful neighbor gift
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🍿 Set it out as a party snack or dessert table centerpiece
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✨ Leave it out as Easter Bunny bait on Easter Eve!
Final Tips for Making Bunny Bait
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Work quickly after adding the chocolate so your toppings stick.
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Let kids help mix and sprinkle—just be careful with the hot chocolate!
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Make it ahead of time and store in airtight containers for up to a week.
This bunny bait recipe makes a big batch, perfect for crowds—but don’t expect it to last long. It’s so tasty, you might have to hide it from yourself!
Bonus Tip: Want to take your snack game to the next level? Try making your own DIY Microwave Popcorn to use as the base for this Bunny Bait!
Here are some fun accessories for your Bunny Bait!
M&Ms in pretty pastel colors
Easter Sprinkles
Presto PopLite Hot Air Popper
Popcorn Kernels
White Chocolate Melting Wafers and Chips
Pretzels
Bunny Bait Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup unpopped popcorn kernels or 2 bags tender white popcorn
- 12 ounce Plain Vanilla Candy Melts (like Wilton brand)
- 1 ⅓ cups pretzel squares broken into pieces
- 12 ounce bag plain Milk Chocolate M&Ms or Mini M&Ms for Bunny Bait use pastel M&Ms
- ½ ounce Multicolored Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop popcorn and remove any unpopped popcorn kernels.
- Toss in broken pretzel pieces and M&Ms.
- Melt Vanilla Candy Melts in a microwave safe bowl on HIGH power in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle half of melted chips over popcorn mixture, then stir, tossing gently a few times with a rubber spatula.
- Then drizzle remaining half of melted chips over popcorn, and gently stir mixture until evenly coated (don’t over stir though or your sprinkles wont stick if the white chips begin to set and harden).
- Pour mixture into a single layer onto wax paper.
- Sprinkle entire mixture evenly with sprinkles before vanilla chips set.
- Allow to cool and harden, then gently break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
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Where is a good place to buy the melts and what is the price range for them? Do you have a brand you recommend over another one? Just curious.
I use white chocolate chips. Walgreens has them on sale this week, with points, and there is a coupon from one of the Sunday inserts…
Winco has good prices on melts in their bulk section. I do not recall the price, but I purchase them a couple times a year.
Just made this but swapped out m & ms for trix cereal. So very pretty and yummy. Thanks.
I’m going to make this for a baby Shower. Will the pop corn go stale if I made it two days in advance?
If I were you, I’d wrap it up in individual portions (like popcorn balls) in plastic wrap, nice and tight to keep the air out and then store them in an airtight container to help them stay fresh. Let us know how it goes! Sounds like a great idea for a baby shower!
Thank you for your reply! I will send you a pic. The shower is on Sunday. I’m going to put them together on Friday. Going to add small marshmallows and sea salt almonds, then purple sprinkles and purple m and ms! I got cello bags from paper mart to pack them in and tie with a gold bow! 💜 it’s a girl 💜!!!
That sounds so darling!