Halloween movie night will never be the same after enjoying these Easy Halloween Marshmallow Popcorn Balls. Grab your air popper, mini marshmallows, some Halloween sprinkles, and let’s make this delicious treat. Kids will love creating their own monster popcorn balls.  It’s a great recipe to make with a group of kids that love to make spooky snacks at a Halloween party or fall movie night. 

This is a corn syrup free popcorn ball so if your kids love to help in the kitchen this is one that they will love to make. Get your favorite fall movie out and let’s get poppin’! 

Halloween Popcorn Balls

I wanted to make several Halloween treats with things I had around this house. The boys and I created Fall Candy Apples, Last Minute Halloween Pretzels, Bats and Spiders Oreos, Halloween Rice Crispies, and these super easy Halloween Popcorn Balls.

We had so much fun making these that we have made 2 more batches since the one pictured. We gave them to neighbors and classmates who were delighted to have a fall treat.

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What you will need

• 1/2 cup of unpopped popcorn or 
• 10 cups of popped popcorn
• 1 bag of Mini Marshmallows or Regular Marshmallows
• 2 cups candy corn
• Halloween Sprinkles
• Candy Eyes
• White and Chocolate Almond bark or 
• White Candy Melts 
• Parchment Paper or Wax Paper
• Large Bowl
• Fun Treat Sacks

How to Make Halloween Popcorn Balls

Since this isn’t a traditional popcorn balls recipe you won’t need to use corn syrup you also will not need to use a candy thermometer. Yay! Thermometers can be tricky to cook sugar over medium heat to just the right temperature.

This is an easy marshmallow popcorn balls recipe that your kids will love to help you make. Start off with the popcorn. You can either pop popcorn yourself in an air popper like I did or use microwave popcorn. No matter which popcorn you use this will be the perfect Halloween treats for the classroom or just an afternoon snack. 

Cover a large baking sheet with a slipmat, or parchment paper. Add a little bit of butter onto a piece of paper towel and wipe across the wax paper. If you have nonstick spray you can use a light layer of that to make sure the homemade popcorn balls don’t stick to the pan while they are drying. Set the pan aside until you have the mixture finished. 

In a microwave-safe bowl heat the marshmallows and butter stirring every 15 seconds until it looks like marshmallow cream.

I didn’t have a bowl big enough to hold all of the popcorn so I divided it into 2 bowls. Add half of your marshmallow cream to each bowl of popcorn and top with sprinkles and candy corn. 

Keep some of the seasonal sprinkles to add on at the end. You want these to not only be easy popcorn balls to make but also really cute to look at. 

Using a buttered silicone spatula, large spoon, or wooden spoon, mix the marshmallow mixture until it’s well incorporated. 

Once mixed thoroughly butter your hands and shape the popcorn balls into round tasty treats. If the popcorn balls are a sticky mess just add a little bit of butter or cooking spray to your hands. Make the popcorn treats either small or medium sized but not too big. Try to make them in a ball shape but even egg shape the kids will love them! 

If the mixture is cool enough your kids can help you with this part or they can help mix the rest of the popcorn that is still in the bowl. 

Set the balls a few inches apart so they don’t touch and can dry completely.

Now for the almond bark. Melt the white and chocolate in separate bowls stirring every 20 seconds or so. If the chocolate seizes up from being cooked too long just add a little bit of vegetable oil and mix well. This method should work unless the chocolate is really burnt. 

Using your spoon drizzle chocolate on top of the Halloween Popcorn Balls. Little hands may come out and catch some of that chocolate as you are drizzling it across the popcorn. Wash those little hands and I have a job for them next. 

Let your kids add in a few eyeballs for fun then let the sprinkle the festive treats lightly halloween sprinkles and let the chocolate set. 

Using your spoon drizzle chocolate on top of the Halloween Popcorn Balls. Little hands may come out and catch some of that chocolate as you are drizzling it across the popcorn. Wash those little hands and I have a job for them next. 

Let your kids add in a few eyeballs for fun then let the sprinkle the festive treats lightly halloween sprinkles and let the chocolate set. 

Make sure the popcorn balls are cool or room temperature before serving. Store in an airtight container or cover each one with plastic wrap or a ziplock bag. 

If there are any left. My kids had these eaten before I could get them put up. Next time I plan to make them half the size and hide the leftovers. This is a really easy recipe to double and triple so if you need to make a bunch for a big group this is the easiest recipe for you.

The best thing about this sweet halloween treat is how easy it is to make. Before the popcorn ball dries you can add a cute paper straws as decoration or to hold the popcorn ball with. Either way, a black and white paper straw would be really cute with a clear treat bag around the bottom tied with an orange ribbon would make some adorable popcorn balls. 

Have you ever made popcorn balls?