Foodie Friday: Sweet Popcorn Balls

These sticky-sweet popcorn popcorn balls are such a crowd-pleaser and are infinitely customizable. You can add anything your heart desires! This is a basic recipe that you can build off of (think chocolate chips, sprinkles, whole marshmallows, etc), so use your imagination, or just eat them as is, which is what we did, and they were sweet and fantastic. These are sure to be a hit at your next movie night!

This recipe makes about 15 tennis-ball size popcorn balls, which is a lot more than it sounds!


You will need:

• 2 large (2.75 oz) bags of microwave Kettlecorn popcorn (or plain)
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 2 tsp cold water
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Pop popcorn and pour into a large mixing bowl, removing as many kernels as possible
2. In a saucepan, add corn syrup, butter, sugar, cold water, and marshmallows. Mix together, add cinnamon, and let come to a boil
3. Allow mixture to cool for 3 minutes. While mixture is sitting, prepare a surface to place formed popcorn balls such as a large piece of wax/freezer paper or a large cutting board
4. Pour sugar mixture over popcorn and stir with a large spoon or spatula to cover popcorn with sugar mixture
5. Grease your hands very well with vegetable shortening (I used Crisco), and use your hands to form popcorn balls, packing them tightly
6. Set completed popcorn balls on your prepared surface ensuring that the popcorn balls are not touching one another
7. Let sit for 10-15 minutes before serving