Description
These Chocolate Halloween Popcorn Balls are a festive and fun treat perfect for Halloween parties. Made by coating popped popcorn with melted white, milk, or dark chocolate and decorated with spooky edible decorations, they are easy to prepare and delightful to enjoy.
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 prep your muffin pan and set aside. Use a 12-cup silicone muffin pan, 12 silicone baking cups set on a baking sheet, or a regular muffin pan lined with a sheet of plastic wrap pushed down into the cups to help release the popcorn balls easily.
- Melt Chocolate: Melt the chocolate either in a heat-proof bowl set over a small pot of gently simmering water or in the microwave in 20-second increments until smooth. Be careful not to overheat or burn the chocolate.
- Mix: Pour the melted chocolate over the popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Stir together until the popcorn is evenly coated in the chocolate.
- Distribute + Decorate: Working quickly, spoon the chocolate popcorn mixture evenly into the muffin pan or baking cups. Gently press the candy eyeballs, Halloween sprinkles, or other edible decorations on top of each popcorn ball. These will be held in place once the chocolate hardens.
- Set: Place the pan in the fridge until completely set and hardened, about 20 minutes. Remove the popcorn balls from the muffin pan or baking cups by popping them out once set. Enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: Best eaten the same day but can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for a few days.
- Use silicone muffin pans or baking cups for easy removal of popcorn balls.
- You can customize decorations with any edible Halloween-themed items like candy eyeballs or sprinkles.
- Be careful to melt the chocolate gently to avoid burning it.
- Check out other Halloween snack and dinner recipes for more festive ideas.
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
