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Popcorn Balls
by Wendy Kennedy - info@cndcountrygifts.com
Description: This Halloween try these easy recipes for popcorn balls.
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Compared to most snack foods, popcorn is low in
calories. Air-
popped popcorn has only 30 calories per cup. If you
oil-pop it
the calorie count is 55/cup. Even lightly drizzled
with butter, it's
only 90-120 calories per cup. Popcorn is also a
source of high-
quality carbohydrates and high in fiber (or, put
simply, it takes
longer to chew and makes you feel full longer!). So
- go ahead -
treat yourself (guilt free) to a bowl of popcorn.
And when you're looking for a special treat - make
popcorn balls!
There's a few more calories but, oh my, they do
taste good!
~ Caramel Popcorn Balls ~
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
10 cups popped popcorn
Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add corn syrup,
brown sugar, and
vanilla.
Stir & bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add
popcorn & mix in. Put
waxed paper on your countertop. Form popcorn balls
and lay on wax
paper to harden. Makes about a dozen balls.
These stay fairly soft (a little easier on the
teeth!).
~ Popcorn Balls ~
10 cups popped popcorn
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup molasses
1 tsp. vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 tbs. butter or margarine
Put sugar, water, molasses, vinegar and salt into a
pot. Heat
& stir until it starts to boil. Boil gently,
without stirring, until
it
reaches the hard ball stage. Remove from heat. Add
butter/margarine. Pour over popcorn in a large
bowl. Mix
until popcorn is coated with syrup. Form into
balls. Makes
12 - 15 popcorn balls.
Hard ball stage is 270F or when you drop a bit in
cold water
and it forms a hard ball.
~ Colored Popcorn Balls ~
12 cups popped popcorn
1.5 oz flavored gelatin (any color jello powder)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
Put gelatin, sugar & syrup into a pot. Heat & stir
to dissolve.
Bring to a rolling boil. Pour over popcorn in a
large bowl
(you can lightly salt popcorn first if you like).
Stir until all
popcorn is coated. Form into balls with lightly
buttered hands
(I spray with Pam!). Makes about a dozen popcorn
balls.
Use whatever color suits the occasion. For
Halloween use
orange jello. You can put `faces' on your popcorn
balls
with candy. For Christmas make a bowl full of red &
green
balls. For Easter use pastel colors.
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