"Martian"-mallows

Yesterday, I took a little trip to the Sweet Factory. Mmmm. I picked up some goodies to make some alien popcorn balls ("Martian"-mallows). This morning, we made them. So cute!
I'll share the popcorn ball recipe at the end, with the changes I made so it is not SO sticky. The faster it dries and sets, the easier it is to decorate.

Let's take a closer look. Marshmallow eyes (with pupils drawn on with a food marker), green apple licorice antennae, and gummy grapefruit slices for feet!

The kids, however, couldn't wait for decorating, so they ate all their pieces separately :)

Popcorn balls:

3/4 c light corn syrup

1/4 c margarine

2 tsp cold water (if you are using the typical food coloring liquid, replace water with food coloring. If using gel, still use water also)

2 5/8 c powdered sugar

1/2 c marshmallows

Heat all ingredients in a large pot over medium heat. Once melted and blended, stir in approx. 2 bags of plain, popped popcorn.

Decorate! You can use extra sticky goo scraped off the pan to glue on decorations.