THREE INGREDIENTS! These popcorn balls are so easy to make — just three ingredients! Air popped popcorn, and a simple “caramel” made of equal parts maple syrup and peanut butter. These were a huge hit with my children. They were so easy, I’m definitely gonna make them again.
Air popped popcorn is a great whole-grain, fat-free snack in general. Anyone trying to eat a heart-healthier diet should definitely consider owning an air popper. I’m sure oil-popped popcorn would also work great here, but it’d change the calorie count a bit.
Maple Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls
Servings: 18
Calories: 82kcal
Equipment
- 1 air popper popcorn popper
- waxed paper
Ingredients
- 10 cups air popped popcorn (about 6 tablespoons un-popped kernels)
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Measure out 10 cups of air popped popcorn and put it in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the ½ cup of peanut butter and ½ cup of maple syrup over medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.
- When the peanut butter/maple syrup begins to boil, pour it over the popcorn and use a large spoon or spatula to stir the mixture into the popcorn until all of the popcorn is completely coated.
- Spread the popcorn out on a large sheet of waxed paper until it's cool enough to handle without burning yourself.
- Grab handful-sized balls of popcorn and smoosh them together in your fist. I managed to get about 18 fist-sized popcorn balls with this recipe.
