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Halloween popcorn balls are easy to make and fun to eat! This guide teaches you how to make Halloween popcorn balls step-by-step. You'll need popcorn and a few additional ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
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Introduction
Popcorn balls are a traditional Halloween treat If you give them out to trick or treaters, be sure to label them with your name and address, so their parents will know where they came from. Popcorn balls are so easy to make that your children can help, making it a fun Halloween family activity. -
Step 1: What You'll Need for Halloween Popcorn Balls
This recipe will make about 20 average-sized popcorn balls. You can halve or double the recipe for more or less depending on your needs.
Ingredients
- 10 cups popcorn kernels, popped
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 3/4 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups candy corn
- 1/4 cup butter
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Spoon
- Rubber spatula
- Parchment or waxed paper
- Plastic wrap
Step 2: How to Make Halloween Popcorn Balls
- Pour the popcorn in a large bowl.
- Add the candy corn to the popcorn.
- Combine the sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, molasses, corn syrup and salt in a small sauce.
- Heat the mixture for three minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and pour the mixture over the popcorn.
- Stir well with a rubber spatula, making sure all the popcorn is coated.
- Grease your hands with butter
- Shape the mixture into balls, placing them on parchment or waxed paper to cool completely.
- Wrap cooled popcorn balls in plastic wrap.
Step 3: Halloween Popcorn Ball Variations
- Melt a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in with the sugar for chocolate popcorn balls.
- Dip one end of each popcorn ball into melted chocolate before placing on the parchment paper to cool.
- Replace the candy corn with orange and black jelly beans.
- Press gummy worms into the balls before cooling.
- Add a few drops of red and yellow food coloring into the sugar mixture to make orange popcorn balls.
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