Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls
Peanut Butter + Popcorn = your new best friend!
Yield: 14 - 18 balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup candy-coated peanut candy
Directions
- Line a baking sheet or work surface with waxed paper; set aside.
- Stir sugar, corn syrup, butter and peanut butter together in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a full boil over medium heat.
- Stir in popcorn until well coated.
- Remove pan from heat and stir candy pieces gently into mixture.
- Allow mixture to cool just enough to allow handling.
- Using an ice cream scoop or buttered hands, shape mixture into 2-inch balls and place on waxed paper to cool.
- Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
150 calories
7 g total fat
2.5 g saturated fat
5 mg cholesterol
40 mg sodium
21 g carbohydrates
0 g fiber
18 g sugar
2 g protein
56 mg potassium