Kansas Harvest Popcorn Balls

Featured in the 1983 fall issue of KANSAS!, recipe by Linda Hlavacek
 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 quarts popped popcorn
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
   

DIRECTIONS

Place popcorn in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan and keep warm in a 250-degree oven. In a medium saucepan combine sugar, honey, water, butter, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils and reaches 265-degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Remove popcorn from oven. Pour syrup over popcorn and shape into balls. Makes about 10 popcorn balls.