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Red, White and Blue Popcorn Balls

Celebrate 4th of July or any patriotic holiday with this delicious and easy-to-make Red, White and Blue Popcorn Balls Recipe!
Cook Time10 minutes
Additional Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 350kcal
Author: Chrysa

Ingredients

  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1-1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2/3 c. light corn syrup
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 qts 16 cups warm popped corn (Be sure to use white corn, not yellow.)
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup blue M&Ms
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup red M&Ms

Instructions

  • Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
  • Continue cooking over low heat without stirring, until mixture reaches hard ball stage (put a few drops in ice-cold water and it will harden quickly) or 268 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Pour over warm popcorn.
  • Divide popcorn in two batches.
  • Add red M&Ms to one batch and add the blue M&Ms to the other. Or if you prefer you can add both red and blue to all of them.
  • Wet hands and form into balls.

Notes

You may want to put a thin film of butter on your hands so the popcorn doesn't stick.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 470mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 58g