Vegan Cranberry Popcorn Balls
Author: The Popcorn Board
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 18 balls
- 5 quarts freshly popped, unsalted popped popcorn
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce, slightly mashed
- ½ cup cranberry juice
- ½ cup light corn syrup (can sub golden syrup or honey)
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon white or apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Put the popcorn in a large bowl.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cranberry sauce, cranberry juice, corn syrup, grated orange peel, vinegar, and salt.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook until the temperature reaches 250°F on a candy thermometer.
- Slowly pour the cranberry mixture onto the popcorn and carefully stir until well-coated.
- Let the popcorn stand for 5 minutes, or until the mixture can easily be formed into balls.
- Grease your hands and form the popcorn mixture into 3-inch balls.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/vegan-cranberry-popcorn-balls
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