Popcorn Balls
These mouth watering old fashioned goodies are a tribute to your grandma’s past. Little hands will love helping you pack the popcorn into a ball. Perfect for holiday gifts, parties, dessert platters and so much more!
Ingredients
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup popcorn kernels
Instructions
- In a air popper, pop 1 cup of kernels. Follow your machine’s instructions, most machines recommend only 1/4 cup of kernels at a time
- Place popcorn in a large mixing bowl
- In a large sauce pan, pour in sugar, honey, sweetened condensed milk, butter & salt
- Place over medium heat and stir until sugar is melted
- Put a candy thermometer in the mixture and continue to stir periodically
- Once mixture has reached soft ball stage (234 degrees), promptly take off the heat
- Pour candy mixture over popcorn and stir together with a large wooden spoon
- Pour out coated popcorn onto parchment paper to cool
- Once popcorn is cool enough to touch (cool, but still warm), grab a handful of popcorn and pack it tightly in both hands. This take some force to mold together. Repeat with rest of popcorn
- Note: If you rather, you can stop at step 8 and not pack popcorn into balls
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcal Carbohydrates: 51g Protein: 2g Fat: 2g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Trans Fat: 0.02g Cholesterol: 7mg Sodium: 47mg Potassium: 88mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 46g Vitamin A: 59IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 48mg Iron: 0.3mg