Easy Popcorn Balls Recipe for Halloween
You can make these Halloween balls for Halloween with either plain popcorn, or caramel popcorn. The original recipe requires you to pop popcorn, the caramel version uses purchased caramel corn.
Servings 12
Ingredients
Easy Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
- 14 cups of popped popcorn
- 1 - 400 g 10oz bag of mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Caramel Corn Popcorn Balls
- 8 cups caramel corn
- ¾ bag marshmallows
- 1 tbsp butter
Decorating Supplies
- 30 gummy worms optional
- 12 cupcake liners Halloween themed
- 12 cake pop sticks
- 12 cellophane treat bags
Instructions
Easy Marshmallow Popcorn Ball Recipe
- Make 14 cups of popping corn according to package instructions.
- Mini marshmallows melt faster and reduce the chance of scorching them. If you can't find mini marshmallows cut large ones into small chunks before making.
- In a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat. As soon as the butter melts add the mini marshmallows and stir to coat all the marshmallows with butter. Let the marshmallows melt stirring regularly.
- Add vanilla to melted marshmallows and mix to combine.
- While the marshmallow slowly melts transfer the popcorn to the large greased mixing bowl. To remove as many unpopped kernels as possible while transferring, scoop the cups of popcorn off from the top of the bowl, counting the cups and checking for unpopped kernels as you go. Most of the unpopped kernels will be found at the end, at the bottom of the original bowl.
- Once the sweet marshmallow mixture is melted, careful because it's hot, drizzle over the popcorn. Stir it very well with a wooden spoon making sure the hot marshmallow mixture has spread out over the popcorn (this will cool it)
- If making them plain, rub your hands in butter and gently scoop out a hand of popcorn. Squeeze softly to form the ball, set on the parchment paper.
Caramel Popcorn Ball Instructions
- Butter the inside of a large bowl, then add the caramel popcorn.
- Place the marshmallows and butter into microwave. Microwave in 30 second at a time until the marshmallows puff. Remove from the microwave and stir.
- Pour the melted marshmallows over the caramel corn and mix with a large buttered spoon until well coated.
- If making them plain, rub your hands in butter and gently scoop out a hand of popcorn. Squeeze softly to form the ball, set on the parchment paper.
Decorating the Popcorn Balls for Halloween
- To make the popcorn balls place about half a popcorn ball into your hand, add a gummy worm in the middle and then cover it with 1/4 of the popcorn.
- Add a second gummy worm and then fill in the rest with popcorn. You want the gummy worms to show on the outside.
- Lay out the paper liners. Place the popcorn balls inside.
- Insert a cake pop stick and then place in a cellphone Halloween bag
- Cut and hole punch all the Halloween labels. Tie onto each bundle with Halloween coloured ribbon.
