Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

That was fast! EZ and really quick - i warmed my ingredients first (room temp) and then began adding, mixing then scooping. The whole process took about 14 minutes. The kids love them, thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2007

These were good, but just wanted to note that I tried the suggestion of using a paper bag to coat batches of popcorn and a lot of it stuck to the bag. It was a waste of time & messier than it needed to be. I used ziplocks over my hands which made making the balls very quick & easy.

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natalie

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2007

I tried this recipe with my 4 year old son for his Halloween Party. It was so easy to make. The popcorn balls came out so yummy. I used microwave popcorn, so easy

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2007

Excellent. I didn't change a thing, however I wasn't exact with my measurements either! Good fun recipe to do with 2 kids and 2 adults.

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Lorraine

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2007

I could not get the mixture to form balls, but it tasted good eaten out of the bowl. I'm pretty sure it was something I did. It seemed like it was too much popcorn and not enough caramel, so perhaps I made too much popcorn.

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Tara

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2007

This was a quick, wonderful recipe. As some suggested, I used microwave popcorn, but I only needed 2 bags (it's probably just a personal preference of how "carmel-y" you want your popcorn balls, I like em' sweet). I used Orville Redenbacher's "Smart Pop" (to save the calories - he he). Seriously GREAT recipe! PS - I also used one of the recipes for Sweetened Condensed Milk found on this site and it worked better than the real stuff! (cheaper too!!)

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jdimom

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2007

kids devoured them now i am making more!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2007

I became the hero of my son's class with these! I'm still working to perfect the process, but they're a great special treat!

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ikeamama

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2007

I could not get these things to go into balls, but it's probably something I did.

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2006

Unbelievably yummy... I use 3 bags natural flavor microwave popcorn and they turn out perfectly. The perfect treat for kids AND adults!

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2006

These were sooo good. My husband had a hankering for popcorn balls so we made these last week. I didn't have a candy thermometer on hand so I just guessed when the caramel was done. Maybe I just got lucky but it was perfect- made chewy popcorn balls just the way we like them. The caramel in this recipe is so good! I wanted to eat the whole pot without adding popcorn! We popped 1 cup of kernals and it made the perfect amount of popcorn for the caramel mixture. Baggies on hands was also a great idea for forming the balls. These are very sweet- you'll only need one!

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KatieC155

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2006

These are easy and wonderful. I slightly over cooked the syrup the second time I made these and prefer them to be chewy so will watch my temperature more carefully.

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quiggy

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2006

This was the first time I have ever made popcorn balls. I made them for a party at my daughters school they loved them and they were a lot easier to make than I had thought. I also reduced the popcorn in the recipe.One of the teachers liked them so well he asked if I could make a dozen for him so that he could give them to friends for christmas.Thank you for sharing that wonderful recipe.

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Micki Seay

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2006

I don't know if I did something wrong - but mine turned out way too chewy and have very little flavor. I followed the recipe as written but I'm going to have to rate my results as a flop. Glad to hear everyone else is having more success!

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Janet G.

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2006

I MADE THIS RECIPIE FOR MY KIDS HALLOWEEN PARTY AT SCHOOL,THIS WAS SO EASY TO MAKE AND I QUADRUPLED THE RECIPIE AND MADE 100 BALLS IT ONLY TOOK ME 1 HR...AND THEY TASTE SO GOOD MY MOTHER IN LAW EVEN APPROVES....AND IF SHE DOES THEY HAVE TO BE GOOD! I WILL MAKE THESE AGAIN....

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2006

I've been making this recipe for years and I always get rave reviews from people. I like it better than regular caramel popcorn. It's a great treat at Christmas.

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Nicole

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2006

I didn't put in the consensed milk and it was still so good! It gets stickier after the first few minutes but it's still so good

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2006

Easy, our family loves these!

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MandaB

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Reviewed: May 30, 2006

I didn't like the sweetened condensed milk flavor in these. It just seemed obvious that it was in there when I was tasting it. These were chewy which I liked. I also liked someones idea about putting buttered baggies over your hands to roll the popcorn balls (great tip...made it so much easier and it didn't burn my hands). But I think I'll stick to the caramel popcorn submitted by Brian on this website.

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