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Chewy Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Sweet and chewy traditional popcorn balls.

Chewy Popcorn Balls Recipe (+)

Directions

Pop 1 1/2 cups of popcorn, sort out any unpopped kernels, and place the popcorn in a large bowl.
Place sugar, whipping cream, syrup and butter in a saucepan and cook until a candy thermometer reads the soft ball stage. If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can use a spoon and drop a small amount of the syrup into a bowl of water, if the syrup turns into a soft pliable ball, it is ready.
Pour mixture over the popcorn, mix and shape into balls.
Allow to cool.

Container: sauce pan, large bowl

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Serving Description: 1 ball

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

-		1 cup sugar
-		1 cup whipping cream
-		3/4 cup light karo corn syrup
-		3 tablespoons butter

Chewy Popcorn Balls recipe - Ratings & Reviews

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Submitted by: debbiecakes
Date: 2008/11/01

"Absolutly the BEST Chewy Popcorn Balls recipe I've come across! And I tried at least half a dozen last year before I found this one. I made tons and everyone loved them. I lost the recipe and luckily found it again through a search engine! One correction to make; you need to use about 8-10 cups of popped popcorn, but I figured the 1 1/2 cups was a typo. Thanks for the great recipe!"

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