Halloween Popcorn Balls

Name: Halloween Popcorn Balls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 cups popped popcorn; 1-1/2 cups light-colored corn syrup; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 7-ounce jar marshmallow creme; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces or candy-coated peanut butter-flavored pieces

3 steps

In Diana’s Recipe Book Servings: Makes 24 popcorn balls. Variations: Popcorn Cake: Turn popcorn mixture into a buttered 10-inch tube pan. Press gently into pan with spatula or damp hands. Let stand about 30 minutes; remove and slice like cake. To Present This As a Gift: You will need a white glass bowl with lip, glass paint pens in black, orange, green, and silver. Wash and dry the bowl. Avoid touching the areas to be painted. Paint “Halloween” around the rim of the bowl, drawing pumpkins for the Os and between each word as desired. Let dry. Bake the painted glassware in oven if instructed by the paint manufacturer. Let cool. Also Try This: Use Halloween stickers in place of painted jack-o’-lanterns. Source: DianasDesserts.com Date: October 14, 2003

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories184.6 kcal (9%)

Total Fat3.6 g (5%)

Carbs39.8 g (15%)

Sugars32.6 g (36%)

Protein0.8 g (2%)

Sodium75.8 mg (4%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

20 cupspopcorn

popped

1 cupslight-colored corn syrup

1 ½ cupssugar

1 x 7 ouncemarshmallow creme

2 tablespoonsbutter

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 cupscandy-coated milk chocolate pieces

or candy-coated peanut butter-flavored pieces

Instructions

Step 1

Remove all unpopped kernels from popped popcorn. Place popcorn in a buttered 17x12x2-inch baking pan or roasting pan. Keep popcorn warm in a 300 degree F (150 C) oven while preparing marshmallow mixture.

Step 2

In a large saucepan bring corn syrup and sugar to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallow creme, butter, and vanilla until combined.

Step 3

Pour marshmallow mixture over hot popcorn; stir gently to coat. Cool until popcorn mixture can be handled easily. Stir in candies. With damp hands, quickly shape mixture into 3-inch-diameter balls. Wrap each popcorn ball in plastic wrap. Store at room temperature up to 1 week.

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