Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
Think rice krispy squares but made out of popcorn and round. The orange is just for extra Halloween fun. You can totally leave them white or go with another color. Weโll leave the stylistic choices up to you.
Is it Halloween yet? These are a great treat for Halloween, but are equally good any time of year.
Iโve shown you the full-out step-by-step process of making Traditional Popcorn Balls, complete with photo tutorial. If that was a bit too much for you (we know, candy-making can be overwhelming), todayโs popcorn balls are for you!
What Are Marshmallow Popcorn Balls?
These guys are made in exactly the same was as rice krispy treats. Except you use popcorn instead of rice krispies. And theyโre round instead of square.
Weโve taken these popcorn balls to a whole new level of insane by making them orange and sticking a green candy on top. They totally look like pumpkins, right? But you can leave out the food coloring. Or go with a totally different color. Weโll leave stylistic choices up to you.
Maybe you want to make them look like ornaments for Christmas, or use team colors for a game day treat. Get creative!
What Do I Need?
This recipe calls for some popped popcorn. You can buy microwave popcorn, or buy already-popped popcorn, or you can make popcorn on the stove like this, or in a paper bag in the microwave like this.
Other than that, you just need marshmallows and butter. And the food coloring and candies if you want them to look like my pictures.
Quick tip: Put a lollipop stick in the pumpkinโs bottom. There will be fewer sticky fingers during and after the treat-eating.
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Marshmallow Popcorn Balls Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
DESCRIPTION
Think rice krispy squares but made out of popcorn and round. The orange is just for extra Halloween fun. You can totally leaveย them white or go with another color. Weโll leave the stylistic choices up to you.
Ingredients
- 4 green gummy candy fruit slices
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. neon orange gel food coloring
- 10.5 oz. bag mini marshmallows
- 14 cups popped popcorn
Instructions
- Lightly oil a large baking sheet.
- Cut each gummy candy into 4 curved strips.
- In a large pot melt the butter over low heat. Whisk in the food coloring until evenly blended. Add the marshmallows and stir continuously until smooth and evenly orange. Add the popcorn and stir gently but thoroughly until all coated.ย Removeย from heat.
- Moisten hands with water and begin to shape popcorn into 2 and ยฝ inch balls. Youโll get about 16 of them. Moisten your hands regularly to stop them from sticking to the mixture. (I keep the tap running gently throughout to make it easy to get them wet regularly).
- Place balls on the prepared baking sheet as you go. Immediately insert the green candy strips into the tops of the balls before they set. Let set for 30 minutes before serving. These are best eaten on the day they were made.
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This post originally appeared in September 2015 and was revised and republished in October 2023.
Christine is the founder of TheCookful and also of her blog COOKtheSTORY. Her passion is explaining the WHY behind cooking โ Why should you cook things a certain way; Will they turn out if you do it differently; What are the pros and cons of the method? Learn more about Christine, her cookbooks, and her podcast.