(this depends on the syrup to popcorn ratio that you like!)
3 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup water
3/4 cup butter
3/4 tsp. salt
2 teaspoons vanilla.
Instructions
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Put popcorn in a large, deep buttered baking pan. Keep warm in the oven. (I usually don’t do this, but it’s a good idea)
2. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is WELL dissolved.
3. Cook until mixture reaches 250 F on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. ( I use the cold water method, and cook it until it reaches a soft ball stage). Remove from heat.
4. Quickly stir in the vanilla.
5. Remove popcorn from the oven. Pour syrup mixture over the popcorn, stirring to mix well. Grease your fingers with butter, and form into balls. Place on wax paper to cool. Make sure the balls are fully cooled & store in large Ziploc bags. They will stay chewy good, for a long time.
Notes
Tip: I like to leave the popcorn balls out on wax paper for several hours, before I seal them in a zip-lock bag. This way, they will never turn to sugar. So yummy!
THE PERFECT POPCORN BALLS
Yield: 12 to 15 popcorn balls
YOU WILL NEED:
5 to 6 Qts. popped popcorn
(this depends on the syrup to popcorn ratio that you like!)
3 cups sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup water
3/4 cup butter
3/4 tsp. salt
2 teaspoons vanilla.
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Put popcorn in a large, deep buttered baking pan. Keep warm in the oven. (I usually don’t do this, but it’s a good idea)
Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, butter and salt in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is WELL dissolved. Cook until mixture reaches 250 F on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. ( I use the cold water method, and cook it until it reaches a soft ball stage). Remove from heat. Quickly stir in the vanilla. Remove popcorn from the oven. Pour syrup mixture over the popcorn, stirring to mix well. Grease your fingers with butter, and form into balls. Place on wax paper to cool. I store mine in large Ziploc bags. They will stay chewy good, for a long time.
by Get Off Your Butt and BAKE
It’s my birthday on St Patrick’s day so this speaks to me. Those Marshmallow Swirl Brownies look crazy good.
looking for whole wheat and low fat dessert
This brings back memories as a kid. Maybe part of the reason for my addiction to popcorn. I also wanted you to know that I featured this today at http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2013/02/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-70.html