Old-fashioned Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup pecans
1 cup sliced almonds
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
16 cups popped corn
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 1/4 cups dark corn syrup
6 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°; place pecans and almonds into a large roasting pan; place coconut into a jelly-roll pan; place pans on 2 oven racks and bake 10-15 minutes or until toasted, rotating pans between upper and lower racks halfway through and stirring occasionally; stir nuts into coconut in the jelly-roll pan and cool completely.
Line a large cookie sheet with foil; spray lined sheet and the roasting pan the nuts had been in with nonstick cooking spray; place popcorn in the roasting pan; discard any unpopped kernels; sprinkle nut mixture over the popcorn.
In a heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and salt to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently; reduce heat to medium; boil 5 minutes; remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda (don't be alarmed when it foams up, it's supposed to); pour hot caramel syrup over popcorn mixture; with 2 forks, toss popcorn mixture while hot, until evenly coated with the caramel.
Working quickly, scoop up hot popcorn mixture by level cups; place popcorn mounts on prepared sheet; when popcorn mixture is cool enough to handle, coat hands with nonstick cooking spray; shape mounds into balls, pressing lightly so they hold together.
Cool completely; wrap each ball in plastic wrap and store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	695.56 Kcal (2912 kJ)
Calories from fat	344.29 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	38.25g	59%
Cholesterol	18.32mg	6%
Sodium	254.51mg	11%
Potassium	919mg	20%
Total Carbs	89.63g	30%
Sugars	41.07g	164%
Dietary Fiber	11.55g	46%
Protein	13.23g	26%
Vitamin C	17.5mg	29%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	3.8mg	21%
Calcium	67.3mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	200.88 Kcal (841 kJ)
Calories from fat	99.43 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	11.05g	59%
Cholesterol	5.29mg	6%
Sodium	73.5mg	11%
Potassium	265.41mg	20%
Total Carbs	25.88g	30%
Sugars	11.86g	164%
Dietary Fiber	3.34g	46%
Protein	3.82g	26%
Vitamin C	5mg	29%
Iron	1.1mg	21%
Calcium	19.4mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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