Old-Time Popcorn Balls

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Servings: 13 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Old-Time Popcorn Balls

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 13 Calories: 1584.5

Description

This International dessert features Popcorn (1 cup unpopped, Sugar, Water, Light corn syrup, Vinegar. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300.
  2. Remove all unpopped kernels from popped corn.
  3. Put popcorn in a large roasting pan; keep warm in oven.
  4. Butter the sides of a 2-quart saucepan.
  5. In it combine sugar, water, corn syrup, vinegar, and salt.
  6. Cook to 270 deg (soft-crack stage), stirring frequently (mixture should
  7. boil gently over entire surface).
  8. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  9. Slowly pour mixture over hot popcorn.
  10. Stir just until mixed.
  11. Butter hands; using a buttered cup, sccop up popcorn mixture.
  12. Shape with buttered hands into 2-1/2 to 3-inch balls.
  13. of Sylvia Steiger

Nutrition Facts

Servings 13

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1584.5kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16.8g26%
Saturated Fat 2.4g12%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 2620.9mg110%
Total Carbohydrate 370.7g124%
Dietary Fiber 29.2g117%
Sugars 168.2g
Protein 40.9g82%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, balls, boiling, corn, cup, dessert, international, light, oldtime, popcorn, roasting, salt, sugar, syrup, title, unpopped, vanilla, vegan, vinegar, water
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