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    Thrill Your TMNT fans with these Easy Ninja Turtle Popcorn Balls

    Published: Oct 17, 2014 Β· Modified: Sep 1, 2022 by Audrey Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

    Easy Ninja Turtle Popcorn Balls made with melted marshmallows and popcorn. A fun treat ready in minutes.

    collage of teenage mutant ninja turtles popcorn balls

    Friday afternoon went something like this:

    Me: "Do you want some popcorn for snack?"
    J: "Yes"
    J: "Green Popcorn!"

    Really kid? Haven't you learned not to challenge me with food requests like that? You really need to talk to your Dad and your Uncle Mike about that. They will tell you I live to beat them at their own game.

    Now how to make it happen. And my mind started whirring.

    Okay, I could just dye the butter green, I guess.

    But, wait, he mentioned popcorn balls recently. Hmm, I vaguely remember Joy of Cooking had a recipe I made years ago.

    NO! WAIT! Better than all of that work and time bringing the sugar and corn syrup to hard crack stage, there's that recipes I considered making when I reviewed Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year Full of Holidays.

    She makes her popcorn balls with melted marshmallows. Yup! Rice Krispies Treats meet popcorn. And I had half a bag of sticky marshmallows in the cupboard.

    So I popped some popcorn in the microwave and started to melt the marshmallows:

    melting marshmallows

    I divided about a quarter of the marshmallow into a small bowl and added red gel food coloring and tossed in some popcorn until coated (I was only doing Raph today not all 4):

    Red colored marshmallow and popcorn

    And then added green to the remaining marshmallow and popcorn:

    green colored marshmallow covered popcorn
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    Then I buttered my hands, shaped themΒ into heads,Β added a few candy eyes and smeared a little extra red marshmallow for the mouth. My Ninja in TrainingΒ didn't even let them set up, heΒ just dove right in.

    From start to finish, including photo breaks, took less than 15 minutes. For a Friday afternoon after a pretty rough week, I would say that is a Mommy Win.

    Here are a few other Ninja Turtle desserts that take a little more time:

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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Comments

    1. Carin

      October 17, 2014 at 8:58 pm

      Very creative.

      Reply
    2. Emilie

      October 18, 2014 at 6:13 pm

      This die hard TMNT fan loves this idea! I'll have to pick up dye and whatnot the next time I'm at the store.

      Reply
    3. Amanda @TexMexCrafting

      October 20, 2014 at 6:44 pm

      This made me smile. I love the TMNTs. This is a wonderful idea for birthday parties... or anytime really!

      Reply
    4. Lauren

      October 22, 2014 at 7:49 am

      these are so cute, but I would make such a mess with all that food coloring! ha! (kitchen klutz is my nickname!) Glad to connect on Wine'd down wed!

      Reply
    5. Amy@HomeRemedies

      October 23, 2014 at 9:03 pm

      Oh my goodness! These are so cute! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday Link Party!

      Reply
    6. Lou Lou Girls

      October 27, 2014 at 11:56 am

      Hello gorgeous! What a fun idea. Oh Yum! Pinned. We hope to see you at our party tonight at 7 pm. It is so fun to party with you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
      Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
    7. Tammy @ creativekkids

      October 28, 2014 at 10:41 am

      What a cool mom! They look awesome. Thanks for linking up to the Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party at Creative K Kids. I pinned it to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board.

      Reply

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