Easy Old Fashioned Popcorn Balls (without Corn Syrup!)
This old-fashioned popcorn ball recipe is so easy you'll want to make it every day! It's a crunchy, sweet and salty snack that everyone will love. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make these popcorn balls today without corn syrup and with no marshmallows needed!
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Servings: 10 popcorn balls
Calories: 99kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 6 cups cooked popcorn
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
Instructions
- Cook the popcorn as directed on the package, then pour it into a large bowl and set aside for later.
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper, and set aside for later.
- In a sauce pan, add the maple syrup, sugar, water, and vinegar and bring to a rolling boil.
- Let it stay at a rolling boil, stirring constantly, for two minutes.
- Remove it from the heat and immediately stir in the butter. Pour the mixture over the bowl of popcorn.
- Butter your hands well, and mix the popcorn to distribute the sugar mixture all over the popcorn.
- Press the popcorn into 2 1/2" - 3" balls and set them onto the wax paper to dry.
- After they've cooled and hardened a bit, wrap them in saran wrap or plastic packaging to keep the popcorn from getting stale and chewy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1popcorn ball | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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