Description
Easy and fun Halloween Popcorn Balls with caramel, candy, and sprinkles. A festive treat perfect for spooky season parties!
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 cups popped popcorn (plain, unsalted)
- 11 ounces caramel candies, unwrapped
- 25 marshmallows (standard size)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 ounces Reese’s Pieces
- 6 ounces green melting chocolate
- 3 ounces purple melting chocolate
- Halloween sprinkles
- Edible eyeballs
- Popsicle sticks (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the popcorn: Pop your popcorn and transfer 7 cups into a large mixing bowl. Remove any unpopped kernels.
- Melt the caramel base: In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and caramel candies, stirring constantly until smooth and fully combined. Stir in the cinnamon.
- Coat the popcorn: Pour the caramel mixture over the popcorn. Use a spatula or greased hands to mix until the popcorn is evenly coated.
- Add candies: Gently fold in the Reese’s Pieces while the mixture is still warm, but not hot enough to melt the candy coating.
- Form into balls: Lightly grease your hands with butter or oil and form the mixture into tennis ball-sized rounds. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Insert sticks: While still warm and pliable, insert a popsicle stick into the center of each ball if desired.
- Decorate: Melt the green and purple chocolate according to package instructions. Drizzle over each popcorn ball. Immediately add Halloween sprinkles and edible eyeballs.
- Cool and set: Allow the popcorn balls to cool completely until firm. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Be careful with the hot caramel mixture—use a nonstick spatula and work quickly.
If the mixture becomes too hard to shape, microwave it for 10 seconds to soften.
For an extra gooey texture, add more marshmallows.