Description
Delicious and festive Halloween popcorn balls perfect for treats everyone will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 cups popped popcorn (around 2/3 cup kernels)
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 16-ounce package mini marshmallows
- Purple gel food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy eyes
- Paper straws
Instructions
- Heat the butter over medium heat in a large stockpot.
- When the butter has melted, add the marshmallows and stir until melted.
- Remove the pan from heat and add three to four drops of purple gel food coloring. Stir until well mixed and the marshmallows are bright purple.
- Add the popcorn to the pan and stir to coat.
- Allow the mixture to cool slightly. When it’s cool enough to touch, spray nonstick cooking spray on your hands and scoop out heaping tablespoons of the popcorn mixture.
- Roll the mixture between your hands to form a ball, then squeeze the ball until it’s compact.
- Roll each popcorn ball in sprinkles, then decorate with candy eyes.
- Stick a paper straw into the top of each popcorn ball and allow it to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- For a more colorful variation, use different gel food coloring.
- Make sure your hands are sprayed with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking while shaping the balls.
- These popcorn balls can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 popcorn ball
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg