Peanut Butter Popcorn Balls

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This quick peanut butter popcorn balls recipe only requires a few basic ingredieints you likely have on hand, including peanut butter and popcorn.

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup white corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
20 cups popped popcorn

Directions

1 Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Off heat, stir in peanut butter until smooth.
2 Place popcorn into a large bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture over top: toss until evenly coated. Form mixture into about 16 balls using buttered hands. Arrange balls on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and let set for at least 30 minutes.