Make your favourite snack even more delicious with this fun baking recipe! Get the kids involved and dive into these butterscotch popcorn balls.

MAKES 12 // COOKING TIME 25 min

INGREDIENTS
6 cups popped popcorn (±¼ cup kernels)
375 g caster sugar
90 ml water
20 g butter

METHOD
1. Line a baking tray. Ensure you have ice-lolly sticks and a wooden spoon close by. (You’ll have to work quickly; sugar sets fast.) Place popcorn in a bowl.
2. Melt sugar and water in a pot over medium heat. To stop sugar crystals forming, avoid stirring and rather swirl the pot every now and then. When sugar is dark caramel in colour, remove from the heat and stir in butter.
3. Immediately start pouring the caramel over the popcorn, while stirring with the wooden spoon, ensuring all popcorn is covered.
4. Start forming the mixture into balls using your hands. If it is too hot, use latex gloves.
5. Insert a stick into each ball and place on the tray to set. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Recipe & styling: Diane Heierli
Photography: Christoph Heierli

For something a little more grown-up, try this spicy popcorn brittle.

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These fruity, nutty popcorn bombs are so delicious and easy to make. Enjoy them as bar snack with a couple of weekend drinks or munch on a few with your cup of afternoon tea.

MAKES 20

INGREDIENTS
¼ cup popcorn kernels
1 tbsp vegetable oil
140g marshmallows
1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp chopped dried cranberries
2 tbsp chopped dried apples
100g mixed nuts, chopped, plus extra for coating

METHOD
1. Place the popcorn kernels and oil in a large, covered pot over high heat. Wait for the kernels to pop. Remove from heat when popping slows down to three to five seconds between pops.
2. Put the marshmallows and butter in a large glass bowl and melt in the microwave for 15–20 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and mix.
3. Pour the mixture on to a tray lined with waxed paper. Leave to cool slightly.
4. Shape the cooled mixture into small balls and roll in chopped nuts.

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