Chocolate Drizzled Black Sesame Popcorn Balls (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

[gringalicious]

Good evening friends!

So I think these popcorn balls are a fun change from your traditional marshmallow or peanut butter ones. Hey, those are great too but sometimes you want something new, you know? I love how the black sesame with chocolate drizzled all over it makes them look spooky and yet it’s completely natural.

It’s not a really strong color but it’s plenty to make them fun for the kiddos. I just don’t understand adding tons of food dye to foods that are already not the greatest in the food pyramid. “Hey, this will give my kids rotten teeth if they eat too much, hmmm, might as well throw in a dose of cancer to go with it.” Yeah, cause that’s logical.

I don’t get it, but I guess making sweets like this in the first place doesn’t give me a lot of room to talk. Come on though, popcorn balls are a classic and October’s almost gone. It’s okay to indulge a little bit, don’t you think? And if you’re going to indulge in something super sweet then I think you need to try these. The black sesame flavor is pretty subtle and even those in my family who aren’t big on the flavor enjoyed these. Ha, that reminds me, my little brothers have reached the age where saying the name popcorn balls makes them burst out laughing and it’s contagious when they do that. Oh my goodness, boys…..

By the way, if you aren’t into black sesame or can’t find it, this recipe also works if you replace the black sesame paste+butter with some good old peanut butter. Alrighty then, so that’s pretty short, right? I hope you all have fun plans for the rest of your week, and they need to include popcorn balls! (Did that make you laugh?)

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21

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AND A HUGE MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO@rigaronib for designing my logo!!!! 

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Comments

[cooknbake]

Amazing Pic! looks great!
Recipe Please?? :) upvoted and cont to follow you, love your posts!

[cooknbake]

By the way, what is the other meal you posted? one pic before the last ..

[gringalicious]

Here's the recipe @cooknbake and that photo was from my previous recipe Russian borscht. You can find it on my page.

Ingredients

7 (heaping) cups freshly popped popcorn
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup black sesame paste
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet dark chocolate
6 -7 wooden skewers or popsicle sticks
Instructions

1. Sort popcorn for any umpopped kernals and place in a bowl large enough to have stirring room.
2. Combine sugar, milk, and honey in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and bring to a low boil. 3. Boil for 3 - 4 minutes then remove from heat and add butter, sesame paste, vanilla, and salt. Stir to combine, then pour mixture over popcorn and mix gently with a rubber spatula. Grease hands with butter and form balls out of mixture as quickly as possible before it cools. Place on parchment lined plate and stick skewers or popsicle sticks into centers.
3. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler and drizzle over balls. Allow to dry before serving.

[cooknbake]

Thank you :)

[steemboys]

You should have your own tv show, like Laura

[lifes-a-donut]

I would love to try those!

[gringalicious]

You should. I hear you may have a moment or two of peace here soon, maybe you can try them then?

[creativewoman]

I am always impressed by your wonderful recipes, I am a fan of this page, look great and delicious.

[gringalicious]

You are very, very kind @creativewoman, thanks so much

[natashahall]

Oh wow! These look amazing! I love anything chocolate and this is a really creative way to get popcorn and chocolate all in one. Great combo :D

[gringalicious]

You are always so sweet @natashahall. Thanks so much for the kind words!

[fullofhope]

you did a black sesame cupcake the other day. This stuff must be good, I need to give it a try

[gringalicious]

Yes, it's delicious! Thanks @fullofhope!

[noboxes]

Chocolate and popcorn on a stick, I am totally in on this one!!

[gringalicious]

Thanks @noboxes! Love that I can always count on you to give me support!

[cyberblock]

nice , I could eat all of them lol so fast

[theia7]

Looks erogenous popcorn, I believe they also taste great. Thanks for sharing.

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @theia7

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[charles1]

Always a great yummy post from the yummy queen. Thanks for sharing this and the recipe too

[gringalicious]

Aww, so sweet @charles1, thanks so much!!

[charles1]

Welcome

[chanchal85]

Hey i want dis....yummy

[riezky]

very creative you master in this field gringalicious

[nx4440]

wow upvoted @nx4440

[topkpop]

Would love the recipe for this one!
Also I am not sure if you meant to but there is a picture at the bottom of your delicious borscht you posted earlier.

[gringalicious]

Haha, that was a mistake that I've fixed now. Thanks for letting me know @topkpop and you'll find the recipe above.

[topkpop]

Thanks for that. When I was originally reading I was the first comment but looks like I was too slow actually posting it. ^-^ As always great job!

[powercouple]

YUMM ! :)

[gringalicious]

I'm so glad that you liked this @powercouple!

[powercouple]

which I had one right now !

[mikegun]

Recipe please, and thank you!

[gringalicious]

Just posted it above @mikegun! I'm so happy you like it.

[doitvoluntarily]

a good movie snack !

[gringalicious]

Thanks @doitvoluntarily

[kylaki]

Yum looks delicious 😋 I'd love to try these! Recipe please! Looks like I'm going to upvote and follow if all your posts are so tasty!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @kylaki! Very sweet of you!

[diooo26]

nice pic, beautiful

[gringalicious]

Thank you so much!

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[veronicazhu]

WoW~ looks so tasty..... YUM YUM 😋

[gringalicious]

Thanks!

[lovejuice]

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[drotto]

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[masteranibal]

Those are popcorn balls? I thought they were rice crispy balls! I think rice crispy treat balls would be amazing too!

[hayko]

Look very yummy

[gringalicious]

Thanks for taking the time to comment @hayko

[bigbear]

These look easy to make, maybe I stand a chance of doing it. Looks awesome.

[gringalicious]

I have confidence in you, you can do it @bigbear

[itsallasong]

How do you do this? Your ideas are always a step ahead of everything else out there. Looks great!

[gringalicious]

Wow, huge compliment, thanks so much @itallasong

[lakshmi]

That looks delicious and beautiful too!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @lakshmi and thanks for taking the time to comment

[kyriakosk]

oh my god!!! I love those! I am going to try them for sure! I will follow you to keep watching posts like this! you can also follow me to stay connected and meet each other! miam miam!! :P thank you!!

[padmakshi]

looks great

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @padmakshi

[booster]

This post has received a 10.92 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @gringalicious.

[geechidan]

Hi Gringa. Wow, this one I really like. So this is actual popcorn and you go them to stick together from the chocolate? How are they sticking together so well, including the stick?

[sachinaston]

the black sesame with chocolate drizzled is wonderful recipes

[gringalicious]

Thanks for taking the time to comment @sachinaston

[progressivechef]

Best feeling ever when I wake up and the first post i see is @gringalicious food post! And of top of that it's the start of the week!
Great one again my friend!
Thank you!
@progressivechef

[gringalicious]

you are always supportive @progressivechef. Thanks so much!

[originalpolaki]

Those look fantastic. I wish I could have some right now!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @originalpolaki

[condra]

droooll

[gringalicious]

Ohh, so good to see you @condra. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, I appreciate it

[antonezumot]

This is an awesome recipe! I am definitely gonna try a few of your recipes! I will be posting some as well!

[gringalicious]

Thanks so much @antonezumot

[asbonclz]

so sweet :)

[fajarsdq]

wow sepertinya coklatnya sangat enak boleh saya mencobanya

[rachaelaberle]

That looks amazing!