June 24, 2026

Holiday Kernel Popcorn Balls

Name: Holiday Kernel Popcorn Balls
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray; 1 bag (82 g) Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Buttery Microwave Popcorn; 4 cups (512 g) miniature marshmallows, divided; 1/4 cup (57 g) butter, divided, or sub Earth Balance® Original Traditional Spread, divided; 15 drops green food coloring; 1/4 cup (50 g) coarse colored sugar (optional); 5 candy canes (optional); 10 gum drops (optional)

5

Prep Time Minutes
35
Total Time Minutes
8
Number of Ingredients
12
Servings

Tags:

Under 45 min,
Snack,
Dessert,
Orville,
PAM,
Summer,
Spring,
Fall,
Winter,
Microwave,
Stove Top,
Christmas/Holiday Season

Ingredients

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 bag (82 g) Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Buttery Microwave Popcorn
4 cups (512 g) miniature marshmallows, divided
1/4 cup (57 g) butter, divided, or sub Earth Balance® Original Traditional Spread, divided
15 drops green food coloring
1/4 cup (50 g) coarse colored sugar (optional)
5 candy canes (optional)
10 gum drops (optional)

Directions

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Step one

Spray large bowl, rubber spatula and piece of waxed paper with cooking spray; set aside. Pop kernel corn according to package directions. Remove all un-popped kernels and place half of popped corn (about 8 cups/ 256 g) in bowl.
Step two

Place 2 cups (256 g) marshmallows and 2 tablespoons (16 g) butter in microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 45 seconds or until marshmallows melt and mixture blends when stirred. Stir in food coloring.
Step three

Pour marshmallow mixture over popped corn in bowl. Toss with greased rubber spatula to coat. Divide mixture and shape into 6 balls. Place on waxed paper.
Step four

Decorate with coarse sugar and candy canes or gum drops, if desired. Repeat above steps with remaining popped corn, marshmallows and butter to make uncolored popcorn balls. Decorate with sugar and candy, if desired.