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Mini Caramel Popcorn Ball pops

Published: November 2, 2013 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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Back in September I attended my first food conference, IFBC.  It was fun to be at a food focused conference and I’m excited to try a few different ones this year.  One of the sponsors was Bob’s Red Mill. I was already a fan of their Shredded coconut so when we got some Sorghum in our swag bags I was intrigued.

use popped sorghum, aka mini popcorn, and an amazing caramel popcorn recipe and create these adorable mini pops

On the back of the bag is instructions for popped sorghum… Interesting… So of course I had to try it!

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CHECK IT OUT!!!! Awww it’s so cute! It looks like barbie popcorn! Seriously my kids loved making this mini popcorn with me! It was easy, and let’s face it, everything is more fun in mini form.

you can pop sorghum to create this adorable mini popcorn, that tastes just like the real thing! Like barbie popcorn

ANYWAY, I decided I wanted to make caramel popcorn balls with our mini popcorn! I popped about half the sorghum bag and got about 5 cups of mini popped sorghum!! Of course this recipe tastes great on regular popcorn too! I made a half batch for my half sized popcorn!

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We let the mini caramel popcorn cool a bit and then the girls helped me make small popcorn balls, it was messy but so much fun!  We added skewers to them to make them fun pops!  The kids loved eating them and thought they were a super fun after school treat!

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Honestly this is my favorite caramel popcorn recipe because it stays soft longer than some that I’ve tried. I don’t like “break-your-teeth” caramel popcorn balls. But these? so cute and little and tasty! The small balls were perfect for just popping in your mouth and I think he ate like 5 of them!

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Mini Caramel Popcorn Balls

using sorghum to pop mini popcorn and adding caramel to make mini popcorn balls is easy and so fun!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 24 mini balls
Calories: 205kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

  • 3 C sorghum
  • 1/2 C butter
  • 1/2 C light corn syrup
  • 1 C packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 C granulated sugar
  • 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
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Instructions

  • 1/2 C at a time add the sorghum to a small paper bag and fold over the top a few times
  • Cook in the microwave 2-3 mins (listen for the popping to slow down) 
  • bring butter, syrup, brown sugar and white sugar to softball stage (250 degrees)
  • add the milk and vanilla and boil 1 more min.
  • let cool slightly - so it doesn't shrink the popped sorghum
  • spread the popped sorghum into a large pan, pour half the caramel over.
  • stir the popped sorghum and add more caramel sauce if you need it
  • let it sit a while and ball up if you want (or if you have any left)

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Nutrition

Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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it doesn't get more fun than mini food, these mini caramel popcorn balls on stick are such a fun treat!

Mmmmm, AND high in fiber (I always try to find something “healthy” I can push when my husband teases me about all the treats I make).  HA! Anyway they taste amazing.

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  1. Spinning Cook

    November 2, 2013 at 9:44 pm

    Love it!! Great twist on the sorghum, Ashlee, very creative! Will have to try. Wonder if the sorghum would taste good with my brown butter stovetop popcorn method. Ok, wheels turning…

    Ryan

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    • Ashlee

      November 15, 2013 at 11:18 pm

      ohhhhh brown butter, mmmmm it probably totally would! Let me know how it goes!

  2. Robin O

    November 3, 2013 at 12:45 am

    Great post and result from the popped sorghum. I am going to try the microwave method — the stovetop one did not work for me! I love these little caramel pops. I like the way you think Ashlee and so glad we got to meet in Seattle IFBC!

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    • Ashlee

      November 15, 2013 at 11:19 pm

      thanks so much! The microwave method worked so easily (and easy for my kids) that I haven’t even tried the stovetop method! And it was nice to meet you too! It was fun to be among other foodies!!

  3. Kaylynn

    November 5, 2013 at 9:41 am

    Ok, so be honest here — how SOFT is this popcorn? Like, ooey gooey, or just not “break your teeth?” I’m in love with that mini popcorn. Must HAVE!

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    • Ashlee

      November 15, 2013 at 11:29 pm

      ooey gooey, they kept falling down the sticks! NOT break your teeth, eww!

  4. Andi @ The Weary Chef

    November 5, 2013 at 11:45 am

    How very cool! I didn’t know you could pop anything but corn! Thanks for sharing this with us. Pinned!

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    • Ashlee

      November 15, 2013 at 11:30 pm

      I didn’t either! I was so intrigued when I read the back of the sorghum and found the recipe for popping them! I’m so glad I did! now I’m wondering what else can be popped!

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