Do you plan on celebrating Mardi Gras this year? Here are some fun popcorn snacks to make and enjoy with your family and friends!
Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls
Yield: 14 - 18 balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup candy-coated peanut candy
Directions
- Line a baking sheet or work surface with waxed paper; set aside.
- Stir sugar, corn syrup, butter and peanut butter together in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a full boil over medium heat.
- Stir in popcorn until well coated.
- Remove pan from heat and stir candy pieces gently into mixture.
- Allow mixture to cool just enough to allow handling.
- Using an ice cream scoop or buttered hands, shape mixture into 2-inch balls and place on waxed paper to cool.
- Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container.
Popcorn Party Cake
Yield: 10 slices
Ingredients
- 4 quarts plain popped popcorn
- 3/4 cup peanuts
- 3/4 cup gum drops or gummi candies
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup small sugar-coated candies (M&M’s, Smartees, etc.)
- Assorted lollipops
Directions
- In a large bowl that has been sprayed with cooking spray, place popcorn, peanuts and gum drops; set aside.
- Lightly spray a bundt pan with cooking spray; set aside.
- Heat butter, corn syrup and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Bring mixture to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Pour hot syrup over popcorn mixture and quickly stir to coat thoroughly.
- Add small candies and quickly stir just until evenly distributed.
- Spoon into bundt pan; gently pushing mixture into pan.
- Cover pan lightly and allow to cool at room temperature 4 hours or longer.
- Invert cake onto serving platter.
- Push lollipops into top of cake before serving.
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This are really good and tasty ideas. My youngest nephew loves popcorn, so he'd like that.
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ReplyDeleteThis is such great idea. The recipe looks easy enough for me to make with my little girls. They will like these mix-ins.
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ReplyDeleteThis looks like it would be a fun and easy snack to make with the granddaughters.
ReplyDeleteVery creative snacks for all of the festive activities.
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