Helen's Pop Corn Balls
Created by LindasBusyKitchen on October 15, 2011
- Servings: 12-16
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #565
Ingredients
- 4 quarts popped corn, slightly salted
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup nuts, or as many as you like (peanuts, pecans, almonds, or cashews)
How to Make
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Step 1: Melt butter and add sugar and molasses. Boil until temperature reaches 270 degrees using a candy thermometer. If you are adding nuts, add them at this time.
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Step 2: Remove from heat, and add the baking soda.
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Step 3: Mix well, then pour over popcorn.
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Step 4: Dip hands in a bowl of warm water, before making each ball. Shape balls using very little pressure.
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Step 5: Lay balls on waxed paper, and let cool.
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Step 6: Wrap each ball in saran wrap, or put each in a plastic baggie.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (51.9 g)
- Calories 203.1
- Total Fat - 7.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 146.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 29.8 g
- Protein - 2.6 g
- Calcium - 71.8 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg