Popcorn Balls for the Holidays

Published on Monday, October 19, 2009, by CHOW Food Team / Edit Post

Popcorn Balls for the Holidays

Too sweet and delicious to hang on a tree

Some popcorn balls are for sitting on a Christmas tree (or Hanukkah bush!), aging ungracefully. These popcorn balls are for eating. Yes, they will look pretty as holiday decorations. But you will have a hard time resisting their sweet, sticky allure.

Our three variations all start with the basic recipe and then go in different directions—they’re sweet-hot, sweet-savory, and sweet-noggy. We want you to make them, and enjoy them. But maybe you’d do things differently. Take our basic recipe and dress it up—what flavors do you want from a popcorn ball? And not just flavors: We expect to see candy mix-ins, a massive Guinness World Records–worthy ball, the face of the Virgin Mary, or even more far-fetched adaptations.

Basic Popcorn Balls
Basic Popcorn Balls

Cocoa-Cayenne Popcorn Balls
Cocoa-Cayenne Popcorn Balls

Curry-Coconut Popcorn Balls
Curry-Coconut Popcorn Balls

Eggnog Popcorn Balls
Eggnog Popcorn Balls

ALLProject
POST A COMMENT |4 Comments

COMMENT

  • anyone know the best way to store these? I have them in ziplock bags on the counter. Just worry they might get chewey.

  • to the basic sugar/cornsyrup/butter recipe, add an envelope of Starbuck's Via instant coffee. Coffee-Caramel Popcorn Balls.

  • Popcorn balls! Oh how I remember looking forward to my Aunt's popcorn balls in an array in colors, as a kid. This is great.

  • Screw brownies! These delights are the new bases of this year's holiday gift baskets.
    Made the eggnog, which I found to be absolutely yumm. Bored teen who was handing out Halloween treats disagreed, so I made a batch of cocoa-cayenne for him and friends. A big hit.
    You're right, they're so pretty: I'm going to wrap individually in colored cellophane or plastic wrap to make faux ornaments....+READ

    Screw brownies! These delights are the new bases of this year's holiday gift baskets.
    Made the eggnog, which I found to be absolutely yumm. Bored teen who was handing out Halloween treats disagreed, so I made a batch of cocoa-cayenne for him and friends. A big hit.
    You're right, they're so pretty: I'm going to wrap individually in colored cellophane or plastic wrap to make faux ornaments. Psyched to have this year's innovation. THANKS-COLLAPSE