Description
Delicious and festive Chocolate Halloween Popcorn Balls made by coating plain popped popcorn with melted white, milk, or dark chocolate, then decorated with fun edible Halloween decorations. Perfect for a spooky treat that’s easy to make and great for parties or trick-or-treaters.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 8 ounces white, milk, or dark chocolate, chopped or chocolate chips
- 4 cups popped plain popcorn
- Your choice of edible Halloween decorations: candy eyeballs, Halloween sprinkles, etc.
Instructions
- Prep Equipment: Grab or prepare your muffin pan and set it aside. Use a 12-cup silicone muffin pan (preferred), 12 silicone baking cups on a baking sheet, or a regular muffin pan lined with plastic wrap pushed into the cups to easily remove the popcorn balls once set.
- Melt Chocolate: Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over gently simmering water or in the microwave in 20-second increments, stirring after each increment until smooth. Be careful not to overheat or burn the chocolate.
- Mix: Pour the melted chocolate over the popped popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Stir well until the popcorn is evenly coated with chocolate.
- Distribute and Decorate: Quickly spoon the chocolate-coated popcorn evenly into the prepared muffin pan or baking cups. Gently press your chosen edible Halloween decorations on top of each popcorn ball; they will stick as the chocolate hardens.
- Set: Place the muffin pan in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes or until the chocolate is completely set and hardened. Once set, remove the popcorn balls by popping them out of the molds and enjoy your festive treat.
Notes
- Storage: Best eaten the same day but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days.
- Use silicone muffin pans or liners for easy removal of popcorn balls.
- Choose your favorite type of chocolate depending on desired sweetness and flavor: white, milk, or dark.
- Decorations can be varied with sprinkles, candy eyeballs, or any other edible Halloween-themed toppings.
- To avoid burning chocolate in the microwave, heat in short increments and stir frequently.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 popcorn ball
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
