Molasses Popcorn Balls Recipe
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Molasses Popcorn Balls Recipe - These candied popcorn balls were a favourite around our house as Halloween treats when I was young. If you've ever wondered how to make molasses candy popcorn balls, then this candy popcorn ball recipe is for you.
Ingredients:
⅔ cup corn syrup
1/3 cup light molasses
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
2 Tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups popped corn*
Method:
In a saucepan mix syrup, molasses, salt, and vinegar and cook to the hard ball stage 258ºF.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Place the corn in a lightly greased bowl and slowly pour on the hot syrup.
Mix quickly with forks; cool slightly; grease hands and shape mixture into balls by dropping a spoonful of the mixture into the hands and shape it lightly.
Makes about 3 dozen.
*Roughly 2 Tbsp un-popped kernels
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Thanks for watching Everyone! *What are you all doing for Halloween this year?*
*Full recipe in the description box.*
No door to door this year, too risky. Pizza and movie night with a mountain of candy
Trunk & Great at my church.
I'm making beef stroganoff with broccoli for my wedding anniversary.
That's right we go married on Halloween. It's our favorite holiday.
The kids in our village will be trick-or-treating, but we won't be opening up the door this year. We're setting up a self-serve table on our front porch with candy packaged in resealable bags, so the kids can take what they want. And I made a crocheted skull wreath for the window.
I don't think there is molasses here in S. Korea. But there's tons of Canadian Maple Syrup. Is it possible to use substitute?
As I was also "published" in 1965, thank you for saying that that's not that old. :)
I was born in 1964. Does that make me that old?
I thought the same thing.
1972 here. I like when you old timers are all feisty and think you’re still young. It’s sooo cute. 👍
@@faervas1234 i was born 85 and everyone at my work calls me old 😪😔
@@jhko5439 , to a 16 year old, 35 is old! It's all relative
My mother would make softball size popcorn balls she would use light coloured corn syrup and wrap them in wax paper for neighbourhood kids on Halloween, thanks glen for the memories i am 72 years old
Glen and Julie, I just wanted you to know that I'm crying watching this. My family never made these around Halloween, but my neighbor across the street did. It wasn't something she did for every kid, but she made a handful of popcorn balls and candy apples each year and they were given out to the kids she knew, usually family and neighborhood kids. Everyone else got candy or a dollar or something. I learned so much from her as a person growing up, and I wish, just the same as I do with my grandparents, that I had had the time to learn more, and create further memories.
Thank you for the recipe, and the hit of nostalgia. Mrs. Wilson moved out of her house about ten years ago because he was getting older and unable to take care of herself, and I didn't see her again until she left us last year at the age of 95. She was a wonderful, wonderful woman, and I hope there's someone, somewhere in the world, who would say the same thing about the loving hands that made them popcorn balls as kids.
Think every neighbour was blessed with a Mrs. Wilson ... my neighbourhood had several. Boy, I do miss those wonderful ladies!
@@DieftheChief I hope everyone has one. They make the world a much better place.
I had an aunt who make thousands of popcorn balls, sugar cookies, bricks of fudge and a lot more she gave out at Christmas and all year. She would be 112 now....no one ever took her place. I dont think any of us were properly grateful nor realised what a treasure she was.
Your smile, as you recalled the memories of making these molasses jewels with your grandmother is priceless. We all smiled with you. We'll be making this recipe with our family today. Thank you.
The best part of this video for me? Glen’s utter, simple joy. 😊 God bless that man.
Jules, that's a great dress!
Was going to say this!
I remember making molasses puff rice balls with puffed rice cereal in the 1960s with my mother.
Born in 64, my Mom used to make these when I was a kid growing up in Ontario. We'd go out skating on the local pond and then come back for a cup of hot cocoa and these delicious treats, fond memories, thanks Glen! I'll have to ask Mom if she has this book.
I had completely forgotten about these! My mother used to make these for us around this time of year - a treat for Halloween. I remember greasing my hands with butter and how hot the popcorn was when trying to form it all into balls. Good times.
I might make this for my mom. I'll probably add nuts. She loves Cracker Jacks.
My grandma would make us popcorn balls for Christmas in the 90s, dyed red and green. The recipe had butter and marshmallows in it.
My other grandma would send us fudge: peanut butter, chocolate and white one of a flavor that I don’t rememberer. Oregon, USA
These were always my favourite as a kid at our Church Bazaar! Sacred Heart Parish in Regina SK.♥️
Ohmgosh! I remember these! There was one old lady back home who always made this for Halloween and two doors down was the lady who made the caramel apples! Those homemade things were always my favourite treats😋
My mom made the best popcorn balls and they were huge. I'm old enough to remember Halloween and getting popcorn balls, apples, candied apples, full-sized chocolate bars, etc. On Halloween night, Cominco would let off fireworks every hour on the hour from dusk until midnight. As it was "up on the hill" everyone in Trail got to enjoy the show. Those were the days! I'm sure everyone my age can remember the innocence of that era, never to be experienced again. WE travelled far for a pillowcase full of treats. I feel so lucky to have experienced that and I'm making popcorn balls to relive that joy!
1965-not so very old. Thanks, that’s my birth year. I feel better now. 😆
I love popcorn balls. I think this will have to be a thing this year. Thank you for sharing. ☮️☕️-Kirsten
I was wondering if someone would appreciate him saying that 1965 is not so old 😄. What about my birth year--1959?🤣🤣🤣
I remember making these with my mom when I was a little kid. We always had them around New Years, along with her sausage balls. For whatever reason, she quit making them and I haven't had any in 20+ years. I think I'm going to bring the ingredients with me when I visit for the holidays this year and insist she teach me how to make her recipe. Got to get in as many more memories as I can.
Oooh Glen, I remember my first Halloween in Canada. The first time I bit into a popcorn ball... So sweet and chewy and sticky... Thanks for the memory.
During the Friday night boxing matches my dad and I would either make these or a batch of the old fashioned Hershey fudge. Great memories.
Like so many others commenting, I remember both making these with someone (for me, it was my mom), and sometimes we would get these from other houses in the neighborhood when we went out trick or treating. I think this recipe, along with baking my own pumpkin seeds, are going to be just the thing to put me in the halloween/harvest mood (along with a pumpkin spice hot toddy). Thanks for posting this!
That thing is selling on my country, it is called Alboroto and it is delicious 😋
It warmed my heart seeing how excited you were making your Grandmas “memory” treats♥️👏🏻
I use to have these all the time around this time of year when I was a kiddo, I'm from Mass.
loved the memories these brought back. Trick or Treating in the neighbourhood, cooking with older siblings and Halloween
that one with salted peanuts sounds grand :)
I have never seen anyone coat their hands in butter....count me in for this!!!!!
It blows my mind that this channel isn't 500k+ per video.
Those popcorn balls look delicious! We're not taking my five-year old daughter trick or treating this year, but we're going to do a halloween pinata in the backyard.
a group of us made huge popcorn balls with a sugar and corn syrup syrup instead of molasses to keep it white. We turned them into three foot high snowmen, decked them out with hat and scarf, wrapped them up in cello wrap and offered them as door prizes at a community event. Raised a fair bit of money for the local food bank.
Thank you so much! Our recipe also had vinegar, and I didn’t know why. Thanks so much for this recipe and explanation. They look wonderful!
This almost the same recipe I grew up with but we added baking soda after taking the syrup mixture off the burner. It would foam up. Then pour over popcorn.
Ah, the joy of cooking. That looked like it brought back great memories.
Such Joy! Your smile is heartwarming & brought to me, memories of my childhood, my grandparents and loving family times. Thank you Glen, for the recipe and that look of pure love & happiness. My best to your lovely wife, Jules is a gem. God Bless you both.
I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate your content! Great job & yes these bring back great memories of rural Ontario country living! Thank you.
Hi, I'm a fan from California. Love your Sunday shows. Love hearing your memories.
Oh my! My grandma made these for us all the time. Thanks for the memories.
I loved watching how happy making this made you. It looks delicious! We make something similar at home in India. It's made with jaggery, ghee and puffed rice, called mamra ni chikki! :)
Wow, this recipe takes me back to my childhood, too, and Halloween parties with friends. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Thanks for this recipe. My mother would make these for me and my brothers when we were kids as well. Great memories.
So amazing! Thank you! Great memories😎👍👍🥇🏅
They are amazing! ❤️🙏🏼🇨🇦
My great-grandmother did this too, in a big porcelain tub big enough for a baby full of popcorn then add the corn syrup dark Karo brand. We buttered our hands and helped make the balls.
Great stuff! I have memories of making these with my parents in the 90s in Nova Scotia. Wrapped them up in cellophane and gave them away to my local friends and neighbours! Happy Halloween!
Here where I live, in Missouri, our corn syrup comes in light (clear) and dark. Does it make a difference? I prefer light corn syrup, except when making pecan pie.
Younger than I am, as I was born in 1961...
Recent editions of Joy of Cooking have added a lot of new things, and i guess that this was the start of this process for its Canadian counterpart.
When a recipe calls for brown sugar, I use blackstrap instead. But then again I’m diabetic, and I’m making mostly savory dishes that use brown sugar for molasses flavor anyway.
I didn’t realize that vinegar can be enough to help convert sucrose into invert sugar. Interesting.
Great recipe. I remember my family making them for our corner grocery store in Hamilton Ontario in the late 50's, early 60's. We'd wrap them in plastic and give them out to the trick or treater's coming in on Hallowe'en. Love seeing the passing of seasons by your clothes. Julie - you're the epitome of fall fashion in that gorgeous dress.
Loved this, I might need to try it.
My 1970s Halloween experience. Except we didn't have molasses in ours. My grandmother used to put food coloring in hers so the whole batch would be pink or green. Fond memories.
I made a similar recipe when I was 13 or 14. Only I made the mistake of trying to stir the popcorn while pouring the hot syrup over the popped corn and ended up pouring it over the back of my fingers. Forty years later I still have the scar. It was good caramel corn though. lol
Ohhhh thank you. The popcorn balls i grew up having.
There was a family in my hometown that handed out popcorn balls. Being a small town, it was common to drive to different neighborhoods, and everyone always hit up that house.
Thanks Glen for another amazing video! Love the old cook book videos and your brewing videos (i tried your one gallon beer recipe and it turned out amazing). Do you have any interest in doing a dandelion wine video? I tried it out on my own and my tasting notes would be floral and turpentine (not great). It seems like something in your wheelhouse and would be great to see a video on how you would make it next spring.
When I was a Scout in the 60s, we used to sell these for our troop fundraisers. I remember our shape to be cylindrical, about 6" in length that containd pre cut (5 o 6) popcorn disks...wrapped in a printed wax paper covering.(not individually wrapped) - agreed good memory - Kc
My aunt worked in a popcorn ball factory. We always got popcorn balls wrapped in red and green cellophane at Christmas. Never knew anyone who made them from scratch, nor gave them out at Halloween.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 soooooo gooood.
Thank you for sharing your experience and ideas, definitely we will make it soon, we are at the beach right now, but at night we are going back home.
They look delicious 😋🍿🎉
Yum!
My grandma uses to make these too... She also uses to use raspberry and chocolate Quik drink mix too...
not sure how she did that, but they were always yummy!
We used to make these around Halloween when I was a kid in the 70’s. We used Karo white syrup.
Awesome, my mother made these for Halloween and sometimes for a snack during the year. Thanks for the recipe. Looking forward to making these for my kids also, for me:)
My Grandma always made these for Halloween, the kids and many parents would trick or treat for them.
Thank you. I have the same memories of my Grandmother.
Thanks for your videos! They are more than a cooking video, they are also very informative and nice to watch as well :)
Good lesson on invert sugar!
I remember making these with my grandmother. I would ask her to make them for my birthday even though my birthday is in June.
I am just imagining some toasted pecans in these also. Similar texture and soft crunch as the popcorn.
Thanks for the video, looking to add this to next weeks Halloween party. Question /suggestion as parts of the world look to head into lockdowns again what pantry staples do you suggest we keep on hand to make yummy dishes this winter? I was rewatching some of your pandemic recipes and while making do and eating down the pantry can be fun what essential should we have on hand for good hearty winter recipes.
These would be great with some almonds thrown in
Oh my goodness those look yummy! My favorite popcorn recipe was one my dad came up with. Peanut butter popcorn. Miss daddy so much, maybe I need to make some for my co workers this week.
Peanut butter popcorn sounds wonderful! Would love you to share the recipe.
Some Australian send these nice people Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs
Hi Glen, have you ever read or encountered the 'Grandma's Touch' cookbook? I grew up with my mom using it as reference, and it has a good amount of eastern european or ukrainian recipes from what I remember.
I'm still putting up the whole cemetery just to cheer up the kids and will have self serve candy in bags.
When I was a kid I think people just made them with light brown sugar. They didn’t really taste like much. These look much better.
Sweet hat 👍 RCAF
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my mom and dad used to make these for Halloween every year (until the kids in the neighborhood all grew up)
For the original portion size (3 or 4 kernels?) do the balls stick together after the cool completely? Would I be able to turn this into a party mix?
I loved these from my childhood too. It was my Great Grandparents. I was so lucky to know them. What about changing the recipe from Molasses to maple syrup? Thoughts? If so, how would you change the recipe for Maple Syrup?
Once they take a bite I can no longer understand a word they're saying 😂😂😂
i heard them just fine
I'm glad you said 1965 "So not to old" I was born in 1965 hahahaha
Thank you for so amazing recipe. I have a question. Can I sibstitute the syrup with honey bee or honey clove?
These are good, but I still love the similar and easier chocolate Puffed Wheat Cake a zillion times more.
We always made poppycock.
Cant wait for some Korean style food here. Too many people make it way too sweet and Im very curious to see how youll do it
Sold, on the double step back from Glen.
Flash Back to Australia early 70's. Add crushed Peanuts to the mix, separate the Popcorn to single pieces, cool, shove it in a bag, add lots of advertising & what have you got? Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs !! I can remember when I first bought a bag. My thought @12 was........MY NANA MAKES THEM BETTER & HERS ARE FREE! So I am going to make some Tomorrow but I am not 12 anymore. OR AM I?
It’s not in the 1969 version of this cookbook either. I’ll also check the 1977 version of the book (which is in metric)
Your 65 version is in much better shape than my 69 version. It was my gift for my 13th birthday in 1973.
It was our text book in grade 7 and 8 home EC.
My grandma would also make popcorn balls. Her recipe called for sorghum syrup instead of molasses.
Funny, I was thinking about caramel corn yesterday which is a similar process.
We don't get corn syrup on the right-hand side of the Atlantic, would it be okay to use golden syrup?
You went to the DMZ zone? 😱
Must be some serious eating about to take place when Glen takes off the glasses.
They make something like this in the cinema near my home. It's soo tasty! But I don't think they use molasses, with molasses it have to be even more tasty. 😋
How about some Rice Krispie Treats? With Halloween Designs
The ad before the video started was for Werther’s caramel popcorn....
Here in Europe corn syrup isn't really a thing. If I were to use sugar instead, would I have to add some fat or something else to make it less hard/brittle?
Wow your videos are popular - 3 ads in this one including one less than 2 minutes into the video and one 20 seconds from the end. All in a video that is less than 10 minutes long! CZcams knows where the viewers are.
Loved getting these at Halloween but I am with you, no idea how they would get 36 as the ones we used to get were huge! Also used to get a white version, kind of like a rice crispy cake but with popcorn instead. I remember your hands just being coated in butter after eating those.
I made these this morning, but they are still very sticky and some of the last balls made at the bottom of the bowl fell apart because there was so much syrup left. (And I burned my poor hand because I didn't let it all cool enough. 😢) Any suggestions? I got the syrup to 258 degrees, but maybe adding the butter and vanilla affected the candy temp?
Add some peanuts and you have a clone of Cracker Jacks.
Yep. I been looking through comments to see if anyone else noticed that.
Have you ever tried to make a Hawkins Cheezie? (not sure if they're as big out east.)
I’ve never tried - I know that they use a special corn extruded; probably too expensive for home use. They are made just over an hour East of us in Belleville.