Deans Popcorn Balls
From peetabear 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 15
this is a recipe that has been handed down thru the family.. These are different from the popcorn balls I normally see recipes for.. and they are soooo good.. and make a nice Christmas treat and gift.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/3 cup light Karo syrup shopping list
- 1/3 cup butter shopping list
- 1/3 cup water shopping list
- 1 teasp. salt shopping list
- 2 teasp. vanilla shopping list
- popped popcorn (air popped if possible) shopping list
How to make it
- in a heavy pan put sugar, karo syrup, butter, water, salt
- over med heat stir until sugar dissolves
- boil to soft ball stage- 228' -230' F
- remove from heat add vanilla
- pour over unsalted, unbuttered popcorn*****
- pour little at a time
- let cool enough to handle
- then with buttered hands shape into balls
- **** I found that the bottom of a 21 lb turkey roasting pan was the approx. amount of popped popcorn needed for 1 batch
- to make it easier I would also spread it out on a commercial cookie sheet
- to fix nice for gifts:
- I would get the colored plastic wraps ( blue, red, yellow, and green)
- from the store and tear off approx square pieces and put the popcorn ball in the middle.. bringing the sides up to the top of the ball and tying with a couple of pieces of curling ribbon..
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
These are wonderful... Tell Dean we love em too!
organicmama
in loved it
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Love popcorn balls, great post.
henrie
in Savannah loved it
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love this one too
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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