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Ghostly Popcorn Balls #HalloweenTreatsWeek

This post and recipe were created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek!
I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

Happy Halloween! It's October which means it's time for Spooky Season and this year's #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! #HalloweenTreatsWeek is hosted by Angie from Big Bear's Wife & its a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.



“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

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For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year's #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can't wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we're sharing!

For our opening day, I decided to make these Ghostly Popcorn Balls for you!  They are easy and only have 4 ingredients to make the popcorn balls. Then I dip those in Chocoley's White Chocolate melts and attach a darling Wilton's candy to the top. I also add some Wilton sprinkles to set it all off.  They are adorable and delicious, too.



Some tips to share while making popcorn balls.  I always have the worst time making the ball part of the recipe. Even though I butter my hands, sometimes that marshmallowy goo will not let go. I learned that if I wash and butter my hands each time, I get nice looking popcorn balls!


Yield: 8
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Ghostly Popcorn Balls

Just 4 ingredients for the popcorn balls, plus cute decorations!
prep time: 5 Mcook time: 35 Mtotal time: 40 M

ingredients:

  • 16 cups popped popcorn (check the label, it may be 2 bags)
  • one 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows
  • 1/4 c butter (1/2 stick)
  • 12 oz Chocoley White Chocolate wafers
  • candy decorations, I love Wilton's options!

instructions:

How to cook Ghostly Popcorn Balls

  1. Place the popcorn in a large bowl.
  2. In a large glass bowl. melt the mini marshmallows and butter in the microwave, in 30-second intervals, stir occasionally until smooth.
  3. Pour the melted mixture over the popcorn  Stir with a spatula until the popcorn is coated.
  4. Butter your hands and begin to form the popcorn into balls. 
  5. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Allow the balls to cool, about 30 minutes.
  6. Melt the white candy melts in 30-second intervals. Stir. When all the chips are melted but chocolate is still thick, you are ready to dip!
  7. Dip the popcorn ball halfway in the white chocolate. Dip all the balls. Add the candy decorations to each ball.  You may have to add some of the white chocolate to the back of the decorations to make them stick.

NOTES:

The cook time includes the resting time for the popcorn balls to firm up.
Calories
438.67
Fat (grams)
17.24
Sat. Fat (grams)
6.61
Carbs (grams)
69.18
Fiber (grams)
3.06
Net carbs
66.12
Sugar (grams)
36.88
Protein (grams)
4.69
Sodium (milligrams)
441.63
Cholesterol (grams)
16.11
Created using The Recipes Generator


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Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away a "Dinner and Dessert Set" - ONE 6-Quart Cook & Carry Programmable Slow Cooker, a Pyrex mixing bowl set plus some fun Dixie Crystals items like a Dixie Crystal Apron and Cookbook!

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Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – 1 Gift Pack - including 4oz Adams Best, 1.5 oz Peppermint, 1.5oz Almond, 1 bottle vanilla cinnamon sugar, 1 bottle pumpkin pie spice

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Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Texturra 7-Piece Bakeware Set

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Prize #4 — Sweets and Treats Shop is giving away a large baking box of goodies! Sweets and Treats will send one lucky winner a large assortment of sprinkles and lines and other samples of their products!

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Prize #5 — Treat Street USA is giving away a set of Holiday Treat Decorations (1 Gummy Assortment, 1 Marshmallow Snowman, 1 Toy Solider and 1 Gingerbread Men)

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Prize # 6- Litehouseis giving away the following: 1 Litehouse® Honeycrisp Apple Cider, 1 Litehouse® Old Fashioned Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Pumpkin Spice Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Butterscotch Caramel & 1 Litehouse® Chocolate Dip, Snack Packs

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Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam's Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop, Treat Street USA and Litehouse! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.

Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

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  1. These are fun! I'll have to make them over the weekend when we have our Hocus Pocus movie night. These would be perfect for that.

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  2. Those white treats are perfect to offset the black witches and cats of Halloween. I will try and make these for the holiday party.

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  3. Your popcorn balls are so cute.

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  4. These are so cute! I have to make these--my kids will love them!

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  5. These are adorable! I am always looking for new dessert ideas for the Halloween party we attend each year. I think these will be a hit.

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  6. I love the little ghosts on top! Fun!

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  7. These are such a fun idea and those little ghosts are so cute!

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  8. I make popcorn balls every year for Halloween! Yours are too cute!

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  9. These popcorn balls are so cute. I have never tried to make them before but it looks like something I could make with my granddaughter. Thanks for the recipe, I love Halloween treats!

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  10. This would be so much fun to make for my kiddos. I can't wait to make this with them.

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  11. Cool! I remember loving popcorn balls as a kid. It should try to make them for my family one day.

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  12. Wow! This Ghostly Popcorn Balls will be perfect for Halloween parties at home. Looks really spooky and cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. The ghostly popcorn not only seem simple to make but it seems like all the kids would like it!

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  14. What a fun and festive idea! I can't wait to celebrate Halloween with all of these great treats!

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  15. These are the best Halloween popcorn balls that I've ever seen! I love them!

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  16. I haven't thought about popcorn balls in ages! I used to make them all the time with my grandma when I was a kid. I'm positive she'd smile big at the adorable little ghosts for Halloween! xx

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  17. I love the ghost toppers!

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  18. I would love to join the giveaway! :) Thank you for the idea for this coming Halloween.

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  19. These are the cutest popcorn balls! I am going to a Halloween party this weekend and think I'm going to have to make these to bring along!

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  20. Those ghosts are adorable!! Thanks for the great tips too!

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  21. AH! So cute and perfect for movie night. I bet it's a hit with the kids especially if you're planning a Halloween party. What's even better is that it's easy to make.

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  22. My kids would get a hoot out of these! These popcorn balls are so incredibly adorable for Halloween.

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  23. These turned out great. I love making Halloween recipes. My kids really enjoy it. Looks like we'll be trying these too.

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  24. This is seriously clever. It might take a lot of patience if you are going to manually do this I suppose. Perfect Halloween popcorn.

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  25. So far this is one of my top favorite Halloween inspired foods. I think it will impress a lot of people. Very clever indeed.

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  26. For one, I really enjoy the layout of your blog. Also, these popcorn balls are cute. I hope my kids will like them.

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  27. Those ghostly popcorn balls look super cute! I bet it tastes incredibly delicious and kids are going to love it!

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  28. Halloween is not only fun for kids but also for adults. I like getting ideas like this for a family party. Aside from they are easy and fun to make Halloween treats likes this as so freaking cute.

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  29. Oh my goodness, these are absolutely adorable. We are having a party for Halloween and we are so doing this!

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  30. I love the little Ghosts on the popcorn balls! This would be so cute for my kid's Halloween party.

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  31. I love white chocolate and those little ghosts are the cutest!

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  32. Those ghosts are super cute! And those popcorn balls look delicious.

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