Everyone loves this Halloween popcorn ball recipe!This recipe for popcorn balls made with marshmallow is such a quick and easy popcorn balls recipe (and way different than the popcorn balls made with corn syrup)This Marshmallow Popcorn Balls Recipe are so fun to turn into Purple People Eater Monster Treats. If you want uncolored popcorn balls (plain popcorn balls), just leave out the purple food coloring and Halloween decorations. The rest of the recipe stays the same.
Decorating icingoptional, to affix eyes/candy corn
Non-stick cooking oil sprayfor hands
Instructions
Add vegetable oil to pan and heat on medium heat on stove top until hot.
Add popcorn to pan and cover with lid. Shake pan to keep popcorn moving until all the kernels are popped. Immediately remove from heat when popcorn stops popping. Transfer to a large bowl. Salt to taste.
Melt butter in pot over low heat. Stir in marshmallows and continue cooking, stirring constantly until marshmallows are melted.
Add purple gel food coloring to melted marshmallow mixture and stir until you get the desired purple. Immediately pour over popcorn. Mix with spoon (sprayed with cooking oil) and stir until completely covered.
Spray hands with non-stick cooking oil spray. Make small popcorn balls (we made mini ones, about the size of our palms) by forming a ball in with your hands.
Use your thumb to make a small indentation and immediately place the candy eye in the center.
Gently push a Candy Corn into the top of the head for the horn.
Place on parchment paper to set, about 20 minutes.
Notes
If the candy eye or Candy Corn doesn't want to to stick to the popcorn ball, use a little bit of white decorating icing (in the canisters with the spray nozzle) to get them to stick.