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Recipe tags: 5 or less ingredients, Stove Top, Vegetarian

Appetizers and snacks

Popcorn Balls

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Mary from Kansas.

Servings: 10

Serving size: 1 popcorn ball

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 40 large marshmallows
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 16 cups unsalted popcorn, popped
• 1/2 teaspoon red or green food coloring (optional)   

Preparation   

1. Place butter and marshmallows in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring until melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and optional food coloring.
2. Place popped popcorn in a large bowl. Pour in marshmallow mixture and stir.
3. To make popcorn balls, grease hands with butter and form popcorn balls about the size of a baseball. Place on wax paper to cool. Serve or store wrapped in plastic wrap.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 232
• Protein: 2 g
• Carbohydrate: 29 g
• Fat: 13 g
• Cholesterol: 26 mg
• Sodium: 113 mg
• Potassium: 37 mg
• Phosphorus: 40 mg
• Calcium: 3 mg
• Fiber: 1.6 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

• 1 starch
• 2 fat
• 1 high calorie

Carbohydrate choices

• 2

Helpful hints

• For appetizer size, make 20 smaller popcorn balls.

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