Christmas Popcorn Balls
Make Christmas Popcorn Balls for a festive twist on a classic recipe. They are sweet and salty for the best holiday treat.
Servings: 12
Calories: 242kcal
Ingredients
- 12 cups Popcorn Popped
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup Red and Green M&Ms
- 1/4 cup Christmas Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
- Spray a large roasting pan or baking pan lightly with a nonstick cooking spray. Add popcorn and place in a 200ºF oven until warm.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a 2-quart saucepan and heat over medium heat. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat. Continue stirring and boil for 2 minutes.
- Remove syrup mixture from heat. Then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour syrup mixture over warm popcorn stirring to coat well. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Then gently add in the M&Ms and the sprinkles and mix to combine.
- Once the mixture has cooled slightly and is able to be touched, spray your hands with nonstick cooking spray. Working quickly, shape twelve 3-inch popcorn balls.
- Cool completely. Then the popcorn balls are ready to serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg