Description
These festive and fun Christmas Popcorn Balls are perfect for holiday gatherings or as a sweet treat to share! Make your holidays extra special with these colorful and delicious popcorn treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 cups popped popcorn (plain, lightly salted)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 bag (10 oz) mini marshmallows
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red and green food coloring
- Holiday sprinkles or nonpareils (optional)
- Wax paper or parchment paper
Instructions
- Prepare the Popcorn: Pop your popcorn and remove any unpopped kernels. Place the popcorn in a large mixing bowl.
- Melt the Marshmallow Mixture: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the mini marshmallows and stir continuously until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add Food Coloring: Divide the melted marshmallow mixture into two bowls if you want to make both red and green popcorn balls. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one bowl and green food coloring to the other. Stir until evenly colored.
- Mix with Popcorn: Pour the red marshmallow mixture over half of the popcorn and the green mixture over the other half. Use a spatula to gently coat the popcorn.
- Shape the Popcorn Balls: Once the popcorn is cool enough to handle but still sticky, grease your hands with butter or cooking spray. Scoop out portions of the coated popcorn and shape them into balls about the size of a baseball. Place the popcorn balls on wax paper or parchment paper to set.
- Decorate (Optional): Roll or sprinkle the popcorn balls with holiday sprinkles or nonpareils for an extra festive touch.
- Let Set: Allow the popcorn balls to cool and firm up completely at room temperature.
- Serve and Enjoy: Wrap individually in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container. These treats are perfect for gifting or as party favors! 🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄
Notes
- For best results, use fresh popcorn.
- Grease your hands with butter or cooking spray to prevent the sticky marshmallow mixture from sticking to your hands.
- You can make these ahead of time and store them in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 popcorn ball
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15mg