Taste of Home
Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + standing
YIELD: 10 servings.
Friends and family are always happy to receive these tasty peanut butter popcorn balls. I love making them as well as eating them! —Betty Claycomb, Alverton, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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5 cups popped popcorn
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1 cup dry roasted peanuts
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup light corn syrup
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1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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10 lollipop sticks
Directions
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1.
Place popcorn and peanuts in a large bowl. In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar and corn syrup to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Quickly pour over popcorn mixture and mix well.
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2.
When cool enough to handle, quickly shape into ten 2-1/2-in. balls; insert a lollipop stick into each ball. Let stand at room temperature until firm; wrap in plastic.
Nutrition Facts
1 popcorn ball: 281 calories, 16g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 228mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 3g fiber), 7g protein.
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