↑
  • Dinner Recipes
  • Breakfast Recipes
  • Dessert Recipes
  • Side Dishes
  • Recipes
    • Dinners
    • Slow Cooker
    • Appetizers and Sides
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Holiday Recipes
    • Kid-Friendly
  • Blog View
  • About
    • Disclosure/Privacy Policy
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Blog View
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise/PR
  • DISNEY
  • DINNERS
  • DRINKS
  • DESSERTS

Mom On Timeout

Serving up real food for real families!

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Slow Cooker
    • Appetizers and Sides
    • Breakfast
    • Entree
    • Dessert
    • Beverages
    • Holiday Recipes
      • Christmas Recipes
      • Thanksgiving Recipes
      • Valentine’s Day Recipes
      • St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
      • Easter Recipes
      • Halloween Recipes
    • Bread
    • Kid-Friendly
  • 5 Ingredients
  • Appetizers
  • Favorites


You are here: Home / Recipes / Dessert / Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls

Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls

February 8, 2012

  • 195
Jump to Recipe

Valentine's Day Popcorn Balls | Mom On Timeout

Looking for an inexpensive and sweet way to show someone you care? Why not make up some festive Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls to share! I love sprinkling M&Ms in with my popcorn and adding them to a popcorn ball is even better! I added some red food color and Valentine’s M&Ms to make these popcorn balls really POP!
(Was that too corny? hehe)

Ingredients:
1 bag of marshmallows (approx. 10 oz)
1/2 c butter (1 stick)
1 tsp vanilla
popped popcorn
food coloring (optional)
1 c M&Ms or other candy
non stick baking spray

Directions:

free email course

5 SECRETS TO GETTING DINNER ON THE TABLE...FAST!

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray or coat with butter.

2. Pop enough popcorn to fill a 9×13 baking dish. Pop a couple extra cups so you can add to the mix if needed. It’s important to keep the popcorn warm in the oven while completing the following steps.

3.Melt the butter and marshmallows together in a large pot.

4. Once the marshmallows are fully melted, turn off the heat and add in the vanilla and food coloring. I started with a couple drops of red and then added more until I got the color I wanted.

5. Pull the baking dish full of popcorn out of the oven. Drizzle the marshmallow and butter mixture over the popcorn.

6.Use your hands or a wooden spoon to mix up the popcorn and marshmallow mixture so that the popcorn is evenly coated. If you are using your hands (I do), spray your hands with the baking spray or cover them in butter – this is to protect your hands from the heat AND to keep the marshmallow mixture from sticking to you. After the popcorn and marshmallow mixture are thoroughly combined and cooled slightly, add in the M&Ms. You need to wait or the candy will melt and turn your popcorn balls brown from the chocolate.

7. Recoat your hands and grab a handful of popcorn and start forming it into a ball. You will need to squeeze firmly while making the balls. Make them any size you want to but make sure they are pressed together well or they will fall apart.

Wrap the balls in plastic wrap or bag them up – they’re yummy no matter what you do! Enjoy!

Print Pin
No ratings yet

Valentine's Day Popcorn Balls

Looking for an inexpensive and sweet way to show someone you care?  Why not make up some festive Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls to share!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword popcorn balls, valentine's day popcorn balls
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 16
Calories 192kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 10 oz marshmallows 1 bag
  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2.75 oz popcorn 1 bag
  • food coloring optional
  • 1 cup M&Ms or other candy
  • non stick baking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray or coat with butter.
  • Pop enough popcorn to fill a 9x13 baking dish. Pop a couple extra cups so you can add to the mix if needed. It's important to keep the popcorn warm in the oven while completing the following steps.
  • Melt the butter and marshmallows together in a large pot.
  • Once the marshmallows are fully melted, turn off the heat and add in the vanilla and food coloring. I started with a couple drops of red and then added more until I got the color I wanted.
  • Pull the baking dish full of popcorn out of the oven. Drizzle the marshmallow and butter mixture over the popcorn.
  • Use your hands or a wooden spoon to mix up the popcorn and marshmallow mixture so that the popcorn is evenly coated. If you are using your hands (I do), spray your hands with the baking spray or cover them in butter - this is to protect your hands from the heat AND to keep the marshmallow mixture from sticking to you. After the popcorn and marshmallow mixture are thoroughly combined and cooled slightly, add in the M&Ms. You need to wait or the candy will melt and turn your popcorn balls brown from the chocolate.
  • Recoat your hands and grab a handful of popcorn and start forming it into a ball. You will need to squeeze firmly while making the balls. Make them any size you want to but make sure they are pressed together well or they will fall apart.
  • Wrap the balls in plastic wrap or bag them up - they're yummy no matter what you do! Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg

For more Valentine’s Day fun check out these fun projects:

Hershey's Kisses Roses Craft

Hershey’s Kisses Roses

Valentine's Day Fingerprint Frames

Valentine’s Day Fingerprint Frames

Valentine's Day Critters

Valentine’s Day Critters

Love Bug Valentines

Love Bug Valentines

Valentine's Day Bracelets

Valentine’s Day Bracelets

VDay

8 Valentine’s Day Printables

Bring on the Bling Valentine Ring

Bring on the Bling Valentine Ring

 Linking up here, Home Stories A2Z, and My Repurposed Life.

  • 195

By Trish - Mom On Timeout February 8, 2012 Dessert, Recipes, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Recipes

Previous article:
« Pecan Crusted, Bleu Cheese & Bacon Stuffed, Chicken Breasts {Recipe}
Next article:
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes {Recipe} »

Comments

  1. Betty says

    January 29, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    I use a box of jello, any red flavor instead of food coloring and skittles. We call it skittle corn. My kids love the stuff when they were kids. Green at Christmas, so on and so forth. Pop the corn and the make them just as you would Rice Krispy candy. Be sure to cool a bit to prevent nasty burns.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      January 29, 2014 at 3:24 PM

      Jell-o is perfect for adding color and flavor! So fun!

      Reply
  2. Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} says

    February 10, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Trish, these look amazing!

    Your Popcorn Balls have been featured on Sugar & Slice Sunday. 🙂 Hope to see you at the new Valentine’s Day special link party.

    -Lisa.
    Sweet 2 Eat Baking

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      February 11, 2013 at 7:39 AM

      Thank you so much sweet Lisa!

      Reply
  3. Jen says

    February 10, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    These look so yummy! Going to make them for my kiddos preschool tomorrow! About how many do you think the batch would produce?

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      February 10, 2013 at 9:53 AM

      It totally depends on the size Jen but I would say between 2 and 3 dozen. Make them small for the little ones 🙂

      Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hi, I’m Trish!

Welcome to Mom On Timeout where I’m serving up real food for real families! Dinners, desserts, and everything in between!
Read More…

categories

archives

Popular Posts

white bowl with handles filled with zuppa toscana soup and topped with cheese. Kale, sausage and bacon can be seen in the soup.
crockpot chili in a ladle held above the crockpot and the rest of the chili.
chicken-stir-fry
best-tater-tot-casserole-recipe-hamburger-green-beans

Some of my favorites…

Strawberry Cake Roll with one slice cut off at the end sitting on wood board topped with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries.
Slice of hummingbird cake recipe on a white round plate sitting in front of cake stand with rest of cake on it.
Top down look at croissant french toast bake in baking dish made with blueberries and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Top down view of recipe for cream cheese mints on parchment paper flattened with the tines of a fork. Four pastel colors are shown: pink, blue, green and yellow in a symmetrical grid layout.
Close up of Strawberry danish with cream cheese topped with a glaze and fresh strawberries.

Copyright ©2025, Mom On Timeout. All Rights Reserved.
Design by Pixel Me Designs
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required