Chocolate Glazed Caramel Popcorn Balls

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  Shaped like candy apples, caramel balls will keep up to five days if stored tightly wrapped in an airtight container. Photo by Sue Ade/Morris News Ser

Shaped like candy apples, caramel balls will keep up to five days if stored tightly wrapped in an airtight container.

Photo by Sue Ade/Morris News Ser

1 2.9-ounce bag microwave

popping corn, popped

1 14-ounce can sweetened

condensed milk

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup Nestle's butterscotch

morsels

Chocolate glaze (recipe

follows)

Wooden popsicle sticks

(optional)

Place popcorn in a large mixing bowl; set aside. In a medium size saucepan, over low heat, heat milk with brown sugar and butterscotch morsels, stirring until mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour milk mixture over popcorn; stir well to coat.

With buttered hands, form mixture into 2-inch balls an place on a foil-lined baking pan. Drizzle popcorn balls with chocolate glaze.

Allow popcorn balls to set one hour before serving. A wooden popsicle stick may be inserted in popcorn balls if desired. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap; store in an airtight container.

Makes 16 to 18 popcorn balls.