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Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
These delicious marshmallow popcorn balls combine freshly popped popcorn with butter and marshmallows for the perfect treat! Whether you like a sweet treat or salty treats, you’ll love these delicious snacks that are like a rice krispy treat but with popcorn!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cool time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 popcorn
Calories: 202 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 regular bags of microwave popcorn (popped)
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- ¼ cup Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Pop two bags of popcorn and remove any unpopped kernels.
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large pot over low heat until completely melted.
- Add in the marshmallows and turn the heat up to medium low and heat until the marshmallows are completely smooth and melted into the butter.
- Remove the melted marshmallow mixture from the heat and add the popped popcorn. Gently stir the popcorn into the melted marshmallow, folding it in gently so it mixes into the popcorn but doesn’t completely crush the popcorn into pieces!
- Spray your hands with nonstick spray and from a ball of popcorn. Respray your hands as needed. Place the ball onto a piece of parchment paper and sprinkle with holiday sprinkles (optional).
- Repeat with the remaining mixture, forming balls, and adding sprinkles until you have a cookie sheet full of popcorn balls!
- Once popcorn balls have completely set, serve. You can either just put on a plate, put in cupcake liners to serve, or put in treat bags to enjoy later.
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Notes
- Wash the pot immediately after you get all of the popcorn balls put together to make for easy cleanup.
- Turn these into popcorn ball pops by adding forming your ball around a lollipop stick or a fun and festive paper straw. I found that it’s hard to add it after the balls are formed but if you do it beforehand, they form pretty well and become popcorn ball treats on a stick!
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days. They should stay ooey gooey, as long as they’re in a sealed container until at least then and honestly, they won’t last that long anyway. Or if you want to store them individually to give to people, you can wrap each airtight in plastic wrap and give away for an extra special treat!
- Make sure you get all of the unpopped kernels out of the popcorn before you start making these. No one wants to bite into hard kernels when they want a popcorn treat.
Nutrition Information
Calories
202kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
125mg
(5%)
Potassium
68mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
263IU
(5%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12popcorn
Amount Per Serving
Calories 202
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 202kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 263IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.