Easy popcorn balls
12 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
Mazola No Stick corn oil cooking spray | ||
3 | quarts | Freshly popped popcorn |
1 | cup | Karo light corn syrup |
1 | cup | Sugar |
½ | teaspoon | Salt |
1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popped corn; keep warm in 250 degree F. oven. In heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine corn syrup, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Cook without stirring 10 minutes or until temperature reaches 290 degrees F. on candy thermometer. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Slowly pour over popcorn, stirring to coat evenly.
Cool popcorn, stirring, just until mixture can be handled. Immediately spray hands with cooking spray. Quickly shape popcorn into 3-inch balls.