Best Ever Popcorn Balls
Hard French Snack

Best Ever Popcorn Balls

Total Time
58 min
20m prep · 38m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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These popcorn balls are sweet, crunchy, irresistible treats to share and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 5 quartss plain popped popcorn
  • 0.75 cups light corn syrup
  • 0.25 cups butter
  • 2 teaspoons cold water
  • 2.63 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup marshmallows
  • nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Place popped popcorn into a very large heatproof bowl.

  2. 2

    Combine corn syrup, butter, water, confectioners' sugar, and marshmallows in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat and stir until marshmallows have melted and the mixture comes to a boil.

  3. 3

    Carefully pour hot marshmallow mixture over popcorn. Stir with a buttered spatula until popcorn is evenly coated.

  4. 4

    Coat hands with nonstick cooking spray and quickly shape coated popcorn into balls before mixture cools and hardens.

  5. 5

    Wrap cooled popcorn balls in plastic wrap or cellophane and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.

  6. 6

    Serve and enjoy!

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