Chocolate Caramel Popcorn Balls
These caramel popcorn balls are a fun and easy holiday treat dipped in chocolate and covered with festive sprinkles.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 14 cups popped plain popcorn approximately 1 cup of unpopped popcorn
- 14 ounce package of caramel candies unwrapped
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 10 popsicle sticks
- 12 ounce package of semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Pop the popcorn. Pop the popcorn according to the directions on the package. Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Melt the caramel. Put the unwrapped caramel candies and butter in a medium-sized saucepan; cook over medium-low heat and stir until melted and smooth.
- Combine. Remove the caramel from the heat and pour it over the popcorn. Mix until all the popcorn is well coated. Let stand for a couple of minutes to cool.
- Melt the chocolate. In the meantime, prepare your chocolate chips by melting them either in the microwave or over a double boiler. Melt them until smooth.
- Shape the popcorn balls. Grease your hands with butter and shape the popcorn into the size of a softball.
- Dip! Stick a popsicle stick in each popcorn ball and dip each popcorn ball into melted chocolate, then roll in sprinkles. Place on waxed paper until the chocolate is set. Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.5mg
