Halloween is a time for treats and Halloween popcorn balls are the perfect treat for the children (and even adults) in your life. 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.

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. Wrap up a batch of the popular Halloween treat to hand out at your own party, or to send with the kids for a school event. The easily wrapped and handled treat makes an excellent fund raiser food for Fall Festivals also.

Popcorn balls can be decorated to look like jack-o-lanterns, colored orange in the spirit of the season, or decorated with candy corn, licorice or gummy candy. For extra fun try to shape the popcorn balls like skeletons. Preparing this treat is a simple fun task which can be done as a family activity as you teach your child to cook. Be sure to take precautions while dealing with the hot syrup or marshmallow but have fun while making these popcorn balls.

Before you make popcorn balls, you'll need to pop some popcorn 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. Doubling may be a problem if you do not work quickly to form the total batch into balls before they harden. If this is your first time to make, you may consider making one batch completely then making a second batch.

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

1. Pour the popcorn in a large bowl.
2. Add the candy corn to the popcorn.
3. Combine the sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, molasses, corn syrup and salt in a small sauce.
4. Heat the mixture for three minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
5. Remove the pan from the heat, and pour the mixture over the popcorn.
6. Stir well with a rubber spatula, making sure all the popcorn is coated.
7. Grease your hands with butter
8. Shape the mixture into balls, placing them on parchment or waxed paper to cool completely.
9. Wrap cooled popcorn balls in plastic wrap.

1. Melt a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in with the sugar for chocolate popcorn balls.
2. Dip one end of each popcorn ball into melted chocolate before placing on the parchment paper to cool.
3. Replace the candy corn with orange and black jelly beans.
4. Press gummy worms into the balls before cooling.
5. Add a few drops of red and yellow food coloring into the sugar mixture to make orange popcorn balls.
6. Wrap popcorn balls individually for easy storage