Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
6-12
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 1⁄2 ounces raspberry Jell-O gelatin, dry (half of a 3 oz. pkg.)
- 3 quarts unbuttered and unsalted popcorn, placed in a large bowl
directions
- Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium/low heat.
- Add marshmallows and stir until melted.
- Blend in dry Jell-O.
- Pour over popcorn, mixing well (a long-handled wooden spoon works well).
- With buttered hands, shape into balls.
- Let dry on waxed paper.
- Wrap individually in plastic wrap.
- Kids can do the measuring, and shape the popcorn mixture into balls when it is cool enough.
- These are a fun treat for camping and picnics.
- Make sure Handy Wipes are available for sticky hands!
- Number of popcorn balls is dependent on how large you make them; make another batch instead of doubling recipe.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Northwest Lynnie
United States
An avid cook since I was a teenager, and a retired First-Grade teacher, my students and I used to cook twice a month in the classroom, coordinating what we prepared with our curriculum. I always snuck in mini- lessons on nutrition and manners at the same time. :) The children loved it, taking home recipes they made in class and asking their parents to make them again at home. THESE were no boring lessons on liquid and dry measurement! If you think about it, cooking is largely a combination of math, chemistry, and artistry.
Fond memories of my students play a role in my cooking-life today. A giant, framed, black chalkboard graces one dining room wall, replete with the menu-of-the-day in manuscript handwriting and simple chalk drawings.
Special joys in my life these days, (besides two outstanding grown children :), family, friends, and cooking) include gardening/landscaping, writing a book about teaching, music, discovering watercolors by local artists, and exploring my new island home, where bald eagles and Dungeness crabs are among my neighbors.