Popcorn Snowmen

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 cups miniature marshmallows
• 9 cups popped popcorn
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Gumdrops, cinnamon candies, fruit leather, jelly beans, pretzels (garnish)

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
2. Add the marshmallows and cook, stirring often, until melted and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
3. Place the popped popcorn in a large lightly greased shallow pan. Pour the syrup over the popcorn, tossing to coat evenly.
4. While still warm, form 6 balls about 5 inches in diameter from the coated popcorn for the bottom sections, giving the balls flat bases so the snowmen will stand.
5. Form 6 balls about 3 1/2 inches in diameter for the middle sections.
6. Form 6 balls about 2 inches in diameter for the top sections.
7. Stir in the confectioners' sugar and milk together until smooth.
8. Use the icing to stack three popcorn balls of decreasing sizes into a snowman, then attach candies to decorate. (Gumdrops for hats, fruit leather for scarves, etc.)