CHEWY COCONUT POPCORN BALLS
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Spread coconut evenly over baking sheet and toast on lowest oven rack until deep golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. While coconut toasts, halve pecans lengthwise, turn them onto separate baking sheet and toast on upper rack until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Cool both, combine and set aside. 2. Spray large mixing bowl or deep stock pot with vegetable spray and set aside. Combine sugar, corn syrup, 1/3 cup water, salt and butter in small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. When butter melts and liquid is simmering, stop stirring, place candy thermometer in pot and cook until syrup registers 230 degrees. At this point, begin popping corn. 3. Cook syrup until temperature is just under 245 degrees. Remove saucepan from heat, and stir in vanilla. Turn warm popped corn into prepared bowl or pot and drizzle half the sugar syrup over, stirring vigorously with a rubber spatula to coat kernels evenly. Add remaining syrup, coconut, pecans and Rice Krispies and stir to combine; add marshmallows and continue stirring from bottom of pot until dry ingredients are evenly coated and no syrup remains on bottom. 4. Rinse hands with cold water, and while mixture is still hot, begin forming popcorn balls, 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter, placing finished balls on sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper. Use a light touch, but a little pressure to help balls become round and compact.
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