Vegan Popcorn Balls Recipes

VEGAN POPCORN

Steps:

• Pop the popcorn in your hot-air popper into a large bowl. Combine nutritional yeast flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, dill, celery seeds, salt and cayenne pepper in a bowl and mix well.
• Drizzle or spray freshly popped popcorn with olive oil. Toss popcorn with seasonings. Serve

VEGAN CARAMEL POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a very large pot over medium-high heat. Put 4 popcorn kernels into the oil and cover until popped; add remaining kernels to the saucepan in an even layer. Cover and remove from heat, about 30 seconds. Return to heat and gently shake pan back and forth over the burner until popping slows to several seconds between pops, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide popcorn among large bowls and set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, coconut oil, and salt in a sturdy pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reads 270 degrees F (132 degrees C) on a candy thermometer. Add condensed milk, mix well, and heat back up to 270 degrees F (132 degrees C). Remove from heat and let cool for 1 minute. Mix in vanilla extract.
• Pour hot caramel over popcorn. Mix well until coated.

TRADITIONAL POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large baking pan; keep warm in a 200° oven. , In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 235° (soft-ball stage). , Remove from the heat. Add the butter, vanilla and food coloring if desired; stir until butter is melted. Immediately pour over popcorn and stir until evenly coated. , When mixture is cool enough to handle, quickly shape into 3-in. balls, dipping hands in cold water to prevent sticking.

BEST EVER POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the corn syrup, margarine, cold water, confectioners' sugar and marshmallows. Heat and stir until the mixture comes to a boil. Carefully combine the hot mixture with the popcorn, coating each kernel.
• Grease hands with vegetable shortening and quickly shape the coated popcorn into balls before it cools. Wrap with cellophane or plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

EASY POPCORN BALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large pot or bowl.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add corn syrup, water, powdered sugar and marshmallows. Heat and stir the mixture until it boils. Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
• Pour the mixture carefully over the popcorn and stir to coat each kernel. Do this carefully - the mixture is very hot.
• Grease your hands with additional butter and shape coated popcorn into popcorn balls. Work quickly to make all the balls before they cool.
• Wrap each ball in plastic wrap. Decorate as desired. Store at room temperature.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE HEALTHY POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• Air pop your popcorn if you didn't buy premade popcorn. I have this microwave popcorn popper, I just add 1/3 cup kernels to the bottom of it and cook for about 3 minutes (until there are more than 3 full seconds between pops. This yielded about 9 cups of popped popcorn for me!
• On a small nonstick skillet or saucepan add honey and peanut butter on medium-low. Continually whisk peanut butter and honey until it is well combined and starts to bubble.
• Remove from heat and pour over the air popped popcorn. Stir until all the popcorn is well coated. Fold in dark chocolate chunks and stir.
• Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 2-5 minutes.
• Using an ice cream scoop form into balls. Using a natural sweetener the balls will not be as sticky, so get ready to get messy! Use the ice cream scoop to help measure the balls, but you will have to use your hands to smash the popcorn balls together.
• Place popcorn balls on wax paper and return them to the refrigerator for 30 minutes to let them set! I stored mine in the fridge until I was ready to eat them or give them away! Hope you enjoy!

VEGAN POPCORN BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Pop popcorn, per instructions on package and place in a large bowl.
• 2. Mix maple and barley malt syrups in a small sauce pan, and bring to a boil.
• 3. Lower heat to medium-low, and stir constantly for 5-6 minutes.
• 4. Pour the hot syrup over the popcorn and mix thoroughly.
• 5. Slightly moisten your hands with cold water, and form balls by firmly packing the mixture in your hands. Be sure to moisten your hands before making each ball.
• 6. Place balls in a covered container or wrap in wax paper, then freeze until the syrup hardens.