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Sunday, 6 October 2013

Pop, Pop, Popcorn Balls: Good Cook Popcorn Baller Review

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Good Cook Popcorn Baller
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When I think of fall, the first thing that comes to mind is food! I love to make fall treats and was excited to have a challenge to create a craft project using popcorn balls created with a Good Cook Popcorn Baller.  Since I have never made a popcorn ball before in my life, I was really excited to experiment!

My original idea was to use popcorn balls for my daughter's birthday last month which was ice cream themed. Unfortunately, I did not receive my kit in time and then got quite ill around the time of her party but I just could not let go of the idea and wanted to see how it would work out.  While it is not exactly fall themed, let's face it - ice cream can be enjoyed year 'round! 


Chocolate Caramel Pop Corn Balls (Yields 6 popcorn ball treats)

Ingredients:
6 cups popped JOLLY TIME  Pop Corn 
2 cups crisp rice cereal
14oz caramels (about 48 unwrapped)
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 bag melted chocolate chips
Sprinkles
Cherries (optional)

Instructions:

Cook popcorn on stove by pouring 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and 1/3 cup pop corn (or enough to cover bottom of pan no more than one kernal deep) into any heavy, 3 quart or larger pan with lid.  Cover pan and shake gently over medium-high heat, allowing steam to escape from the popping kernals. Remove pan from heat when popping stops and carefully pour popped kernals into large bowl.

popcorn


Add rice cereal into bowl with popcorn. In a medium saucepan over low heat, heat caramels, water, and butter until caramels are melted, stirring frequently. Stir in cinnamon, Pour caramel mixture over popcorn and toss to coat well. Let cool about 5 minutes. 


caramel melting


Spray Good Cook popcorn baller with cooking spray. With slightly dampened hands, fill baller with popcorn mixture, put on lid and the popcorn ball should be formed immediately. Place  on wax paper to set. Melt chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute, then stir. If necessary, add time 20 seconds at a time until chocolate is smooth. 


popcorn baller


Place popcorn ball onto the top of an ice cream cone. Pour melted chocolate on top of ball, add sprinkles, and a cherry on the top. Place in the refrigerator until the chocolate has hardened.


Results: 

ice cream popcorn ball

I was really happy with how well the popcorn balls turned out. The Popcorn Baller was so easy to use and they looked perfect! The whole process of making popcorn balls was really time intensive but the results are amazing. Unlike store bought popcorn balls that are really hard, these were soft and so delicious.  They are big and since they were pretty sweet, each of us really only ate about 1/2 at a time. I am looking forward to experimenting some more and am planning on making some fall-themed popcorn balls next! 

You can find more tips for making the perfect popcorn ball on the Good Cook website.


Connect Here: You can connect with Good Cook on Twitter. 


Good Cook 5-Day Popcorn Giveaway: Starting October 7th, you can enter to win a fabulous popcorn prize book. Check out the Good Cook Facebook page to enter.


Buy it here: You can purchase a Popcorn Baller  from the Good Cook website. To get 25% off, just enter the code POPCORN at checkout! 


*I received the above mentioned product in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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