Desserts
Halloween Popcorn Balls
Makes 16 servings
Halloween Popcorn Balls
Makes 16 servings
A festive, irresistible Halloween treat. The salty pretzels offset the sweet marshmallow and candy corn.
Nutritional information per popcorn ball:Calories 169 (4% from fat)
carb. 34g
pro. 2g fat 4g
sat. fat 2g
chol. 0mg
sod. 53mgcalc. 18mg
fiber 1g
carb. 34g
pro. 2g fat 4g
sat. fat 2g
chol. 0mg
sod. 53mgcalc. 18mg
fiber 1g
Ingredients
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- 2cups candy corn
- 3cups salted pretzel twists, crushed
- 5tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4cups regular-sized marshmallows
- ¾cup chopped bittersweet chocolate,
- melted and warm, optional
- 2teaspoons vegetable oil, optional
Preparation
- 1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- or foil. In a large mixing bowl, combine the
- popcorn, candy corn, and pretzels.
- 2. In a microwave-safe dish, melt the butter.
- Remove and reserve. In a separate microwavesafe dish, heat the marshmallows until very
- puffy, 45 to 60 seconds on High.
- 3. Combine the marshmallows and butter
- together, and then add to the popcorn mixture.
- While wearing gloves*, use your hands to coat
- the popcorn mixture evenly. Scoop up about
- 1½ cups of the mixture and form into a ball.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat
- with the remaining popcorn mixture. (The candy
- corn tends to drop to the bottom of the bowl,
- so continuously stir the mixture with your hands
- to ensure it is evenly distributed.) Allow to set at
- room temperature for about 1 hour.
- 4. To make an optional chocolate coating, in a
- small bowl, combine the melted chocolate and
- the oil. Drizzle over the tops of the popcorn
- balls. Transfer to the refrigerator for a minimum
- of 1 hour to set.
- *While food-safe gloves make it much easier to
- form the sticky popcorn ball mixture, you can opt to
- spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray if
- gloves are not available.
