Christmas Popcorn Balls

Popcorn balls with red and green m and m candies.

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3.67 from 3 votes

These delicious popcorn balls are a lot like Rice Krispy treats, but instead of cereal, it's popped popcorn!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 20

Servings balls

Calories 206kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Equipment

Microwaveable Pot Popcorn Popper

Ingredients

½ cup popcorn kernels (or about 10-15 cups of popped popcorn)
½ cup unsalted butter
1 bag mini marshmallows (10 ounces)
1 cup Christmas M&M's
⅓ cup Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

First pop a ½ cup of popcorn kernels your preferred way. After popping, make sure all unpopped kernels are separated. I would have your popcorn in a large bowl ready and set aside
Next in a medium-large pot melt butter under medium-low heat on the stove top. When butter is melted, add mini marshmallows and stir occasionally until it is mixed completely, melted, and smooth. Take the marshmallow mixture off the heat and pour over the popped popcorn. Gently stir the popcorn with a rubber spatula until fully coated.
When all the popcorn is coated with the marshmallow mixture and cooled, fold in M&M candles and festive sprinkles with the rubber spatula. Once sprinkles and M&Ms are folded in, spray your hands with non-stick cooking spray (to ensure your hands don't stick to the marshmallow mixture part) and form popcorn balls with your hands. To do so, grab about a cup of the popcorn mixture and shape it into a ball with the palm of your hands and gently press to form a ball shape.
Once cooled, enjoy!! Store them for 5 days at room temperature by wrapping them individually with plastic wrap and put them in an airtight container/large Ziploc bag so they don't get stale!!

Notes

Storing Easy Christmas Popcorn Balls: To store the popcorn balls, wrap each one individual with plastic wrap so they stay fresh and will not get stale. After wrapping them, store in a airtight container up to 5 days at room temperature.

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