Favorite Popcorn Balls
Medium French Snack

Favorite Popcorn Balls

Total Time
1h 1m
17m prep · 44m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Here is a recipe my family has used for years. We make the colored kind in red and green for Christmas!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unpopped popcorn
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to a 4 quart saucepan, and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1/2 cup of popping corn. Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat. Repeat until all corn has been popped. Place popped corn into a buttered bowl.

  2. 2

    In 2 quart saucepan, melt butter. Stir in sugar, molasses, and salt. Insert a candy thermometer in saucepan and boil sugar mixture on medium heat until the thermometer reads 260 degrees F(126 degrees C).

  3. 3

    Pour syrup over corn, while stirring popcorn thoroughly. Butter hands lightly. Shape popcorn into 12 to 14 balls.

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