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Red and Green Popcorn Ball Recipe
This delightful recipe is easy to follow and perfect for any occasion.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 364 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Others
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 cups unsalted popped corn
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon flavoring we used vanilla and peppermint
- 4-5 drops Food Coloring
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn. We use air popped, but you could also pop it on the stove.
- Combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, and salt. The syrup needs to be cooked until it reaches 270 degrees. We didn't have a candy thermometer so we let it come to a boil and then cooked it for about 2 minutes more until it started to thicken and cling to the spoon.
- Remove it from the heat and add the flavoring and food coloring.
- Pour the syrup over the popcorn slowly, stirring constantly. This step works better with two people, one to stir and one to pour.
- Let the popcorn cool a little bit, and then use buttered hands to firmly squish the popcorn into a ball shape. We had popcorn ball shapers from Jolly Time, but we found that we still needed to use our hands to make it all stick together. We used about 1 cup of popcorn per ball, and the recipe made six.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
364kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
73g
(24%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
372mg
(16%)
Potassium
76mg
(2%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
56g
(112%)
Vitamin A
279IU
(6%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 364
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 364kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 73g | 24% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 372mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 56g | 112% |
| Vitamin A | 279IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.