Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

These were good but nothing spectacular. Cute to look at.

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KiwiOz0708

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Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009

Very tasty and cute. I'm using the recipe now without the pumpkin theme for other times of year.

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Kali Durga

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

I followed the recommendation of one of the other reviews and added 2 caramel cubes into the 'sauce' and tossed a handful of mini marshmallows into the popcorn mix. They came out pretty good - not overly sweet, and they look cute!

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Susan U.

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Home Town: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

This recipe got mixed reviews from my family and my daughter's softball team. They were very cute and everyone liked the taste but the popcorn was soggy & mushy-not crisp like a typical popcorn ball. I did double the recipe and added a few caramels based on other reviewers suggestions. I also used 'natural' flavor microwave popcorn. Not sure if I did something wrong or if that is just the consistency that this recipe is supposed to have?

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allyanng

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

Wanted to provide something special for my special goblins. These were quick, easy and yummy. I too reduced the butter to 1/4 c. Deleted the peanuts, and substituted gummies& white chocolate chips. Formed them by hand rather than in muffin pans, and stuck a dum-dum sucker in middle for the stem.(yeilded 8 balls) Wrapped in individual plastic bags w/ribbon..they are too cute!!

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C. Davidson

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Thanks to the person that suggested adding a few caramels to enhance the flavor, I added a whole bag, more marshmellows - all of it - double! What made the process of making the balls easier was wearing rubber gloves, spraying both front & back with an oil based spray - helped the mixture not stick. Also, for the green stems I bought gummi worms - multi-colored - cut out green parts - what can I say? I love my grandson and like to see him smile.

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

what I learned from this is that if you are making a dubble batch make sure you have a bowl that is big enough and 2 cupcake pans. You should also make the licorish stems smaller than it calls for! these are a great snack for people of all ages =)

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

Oh how delightful! And fun! Super easy to make and quite yummy. I bought "natural" (it's an actual flavor - who knew?!) microwave popcorn and 1 bag makes more than 5 cups. No problem with too much butter taste. Also added 1 cup of mini-marshmallows to the popcorn/peanut/candy corn mix. I'd like to try it with a couple squares of caramel melted in the butter/marshmallow mix next time, as suggested by someone else, just to enhance the flavor even more. I'll probably add more candy corn too.

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PULLEYHEATHER

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

Easy,fun,creative and festive!!! I loved the sweet & salty together :) I doubled the amount of color drops to make a color that popped!!! WONDERFUL! Will start making these every year, thanks for the easy quick recipe!!

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Bella Donna

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

These were good, but WAY too sweet! Even my boyfriend who has a major sweet tooth had trouble finishing his. I could only eat about half of mine. Next time I make it I'm going to use less marshmallows, and find some other way to cut down the sweet factor.

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Utari

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

Popcorn lovers well.... loved it! Be sure to mix the peanuts and popcorn thoroughly before putting them in cups. I think I added too much marsh mellows so they took much longer to set so I put them in the fridge. I used apple jolly ranchers for the stem and they went off great. I would try this again possibly for the holidays.

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lacylue

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

These were ok. For whatever reason my popcorn got really soggy. I added 2 caramels like suggested. The taste was great it was the soft popcorn that turned me off to them. I think I will try to find another recipe for popcorn balls.

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Sarah

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

Very cute! Lots of compliments and they tasted great. Popcorn goes stale next day, though. Did not bother to mash peanuts.

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Miss1977

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

Once again, an awesome recipe for halloween. These were so cute and easy to make. I just molded them togther with my hands, it was a sticky mess but it seemed to be a little "funner" that way. They all seemed to have different shapes, more like a real pumpkin would. My son saw them in the refigerator and said, "awww, those are beautiful!" He is three and loved all the halloween goodies this year. This one is a keeper.

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Emily S

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2008

Super good! Kiddos enjoyed making also!

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Susan

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

These were easy and great! My only changes were that I already had orange gel coloring, and I added pepitas and white chocolate chips. My husband loves these, dug in, and formed the balls for me! I'm gonna make these again for Christmas, in green and red! Yummo!

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2008

I followed the recipe exactly and these were perfect. They were gobbled up almost immediately. So cute!!!

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Bethy

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2008

Great idea for halloween - always looking for something fun to do with the kids. They enjoyed passing them out to their friends - kids ate them up and adults raved about them! I followed the recipe on the first batch I made and they were too buttery for my taste - I did not even share them with anyone. I made a 2nd batch and only used 3 tablespoons butter and they turned out great. I like the M&M idea and the pretzel stick for the stem - will definitely try both of these!

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

i was born on halloween so i am a little biased, but these puppies rocked. i added a half cup of smuckers natural peanut butter in place of the peanuts and boosted the marshmallow infusion by a cup as well. they turned out really good.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008

TIP: put popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag (no oil necessary) and microwave it. This is healthier than the chemical kind you buy. It is also easier than shaking a pan on the stove. Once popped, Tear a small hole in one corner of the brown bag and shake your popcorn over the trash can to get the unpopped kernels to fall out.

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