how do i make popcorn balls stick together?

Question

I am making popcorn balls with white chocolate, popcorn, and sprinkles, but they won't stick together. does anyone know an ingredient that will help?

Answer 1

Marshmallow fluff?

Answer 2

Title: Easy Popcorn Balls
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 12 Servings

Mazola No Stick corn
-oil cooking spray
3 qt Freshly popped popcorn
1 c Karo light corn syrup
1 c Sugar
1/2 t Salt
1 t Vanilla

Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray. Add popped corn; keep
warm in 250 degree F. oven. In heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine corn
syrup, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture comes to a boil. Cook without stirring 10 minutes or
until temperature reaches 290 degrees F. on candy thermometer. Remove
from heat; stir in vanilla. Slowly pour over popcorn, stirring to
coat evenly.

Cool popcorn, stirring, just until mixture can be handled. Immediately
spray hands with cooking spray. Quickly shape popcorn into 3-inch
balls.

Answer 3

melted marshmellow like rice crispy treats or corn syrup

here is a recipe that doesn't call for either one though

Ingredients:
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
4 cups popped popcorn
4 tablespoons rainbow colored sprinkles
Lollipop sticks


Directions:

Line 2 12-muffin muffin pans by placing a sheet of plastic wrap over the pan and pushing down into the cups slightly. Over barely simmering water melt the chopped chocolate, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the popcorn carefully to coat it evenly with melted chocolate. Working quickly, take off large spoonfuls of coated popcorn and form into a loose ball the size of a golf ball. Place it in the cup of the lined muffin pans to rest and sprinkle with the colored sprinkles. Insert a lollipop stick in the bottom and let it set up. To hasten the set-up, place them in the refrigerator. These can be wrapped in colored cellophane with twisted ends. Store at room temperature.

Answer 4

This is the recipe for popcorn balls. I would add the white chocolate and sprinkles immediately after pouring the hot mixture over top and prior to quick molding. (actually, I would skip the white chocolate and pick up a tinted white chocolate)

POPCORN BALLS
5 quarts popcorn, popped
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Keep popped corn hot and crisp in oven (300 - 325 F). Butter sides of saucepan. In it combine sugar, water, salt, corn syrup, and vinegar.
Cook to hard-stage (250 F). Add vanilla. Pour slowly over hot popped corn, mixing well to coat every kernel.

Press into balls (butter hands if necessary). Try not to burn your hands.

Serving Size: 8

Answer 5

Let them cool a bit and run your hands under water. The water lets them stick together instead of on your hands. And no, I don't use gloves of course. People managed to live hundreds of years without gloves in the kitchen, ever heard of soap and water?

Answer 6

honey carmel or melted chocolate or marshmellow

Answer 7

Use a bit of honey

Answer 8

You need corn syrup.

Answer 9

melted marshmellows

Answer 10

corn syrup