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Halloween Popcorn Balls

These Halloween Popcorn Balls are SPOOK-TACULAR and perfect for serving at your Halloween party or passing out to trick or treaters. Made with crunchy popcorn in a candy coating and finished with candy eye these cute little mummy popcorn balls will be the hit of your Halloween!
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Halloween Popcorn Balls, Halloween Treats, Popcorn Balls
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 394 kcal

Ingredients

  • 10 cups popped popcorn
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup light corn syrup
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⅓ cups white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the popped popcorn in a large mixing bowl and set both aside.
  2. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, corn syrup, water, vanilla extract, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture comes to a boil. Let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and pour the hot syrup over the popcorn. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to gently mix and coat the popcorn evenly with the syrup.
  4. Allow the mixture to cool slightly but still warm to the touch. Grease your hands or disposable gloves with non-stick cooking spray.
  5. Then using about a cup of popcorn shape the popcorn into balls, They should be roughly about the size of a baseball. Place the popcorn balls on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
  6. Place the white chocolate into a microwave safe bowl. Melt in 30 second intervals stirring between each until melted and smooth.
  7. Use a piping bag with a small opening to drizzle the melted white chocolate in a crisscross pattern over each popcorn ball to resemble mummy bandages. See my notes below options other than a piping bag.
  8. Immediately place two candy eyes on each popcorn ball while the chocolate is still wet to create the mummy's face.
  9. Allow the chocolate to set completely before serving. You can place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for quicker setting.

Recipe Notes

  1. If you don’t have piping bag you can use a small plastic bag, such as a zip top bag, with a small cut along a bottom corner. This method will make drizzling the white chocolate much easier since there is more control. But a spoon will also work!
  2. You can use candy melts in place of the white chocolate chips. To do this measure the same amount of melting candy and follow the directions on the package to melt. You can also use candy melts of any color to make your mummies more colorful.
  3. Nutritional information is estimated. Amounts will vary based on ingredient choices and serving sizes.
Nutrition Facts
Halloween Popcorn Balls
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 394 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 226mg10%
Potassium 134mg4%
Carbohydrates 62g21%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 51g57%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 213IU4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 64mg6%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.