PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

These are very easy to make and YUMMY! Took them to New Year's Eve 2009. Everyone liked them.  Have made them a couple of times to give as gifts (VT bday).  Everyone loves!  If worried about peanut allergy - there is a post for cheesecake bites.

http://myveryownlifetimemovie.blogspot.com (MaryBeth - college roommate)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 T softened butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 bag chocolate chips - I use milk chocolate (I used semisweet - had leftover melted chips. It might work to double the batch and still use one bag)

Directions:

Mix the peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar together with a mixer. Shape into one inch balls and let stand.

Melt chocolate in a double boiler - I use my soup pot with a smaller pot inside it - or you could melt it in the microwave. Dip the PB balls in the chocolate and put on wax paper. Put them in the fridge until the chocolate is hardened. They can store in a container for about three weeks...like they'd last that long. Made approx. 32.

To make them harden up faster - put a cookie sheet in the freezer and then put the balls on top of it lined with parchment paper. Or you could use a marble slab as well. When using marble you don't need to use parchment paper.



PEANUT BUTTER GRAHAM CRACKER BALLS

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter (I used crunchy)
• 1 1/2 cups graham crackers crumbs
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips or Heath bits
• 1 – 1 ¼ cup chocolate (I used semi-sweet chocolate)

Instructions

1. Take your graham crackers and blend to crumbs in a food processor until you get 1 ½ cups. Add graham crackers crumbs to the 1 cup of peanut butter. Mix it up good. You want the mixture to be dry enough to be able to form balls. Add a little bit more peanut butter or cracker crumbs to achieve this consistency if need be.
2. Form 24 even sized balls with your hands and place on a wax paper covered plate, cutting board or baking sheet. Freeze for 30-60 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate in the microwave until just melted (do not overcook!) or use a double boiler and stir chocolate until melted. Placed mini chips or crushed Heath bits in a small bowl. Note: You can use whatever topping that you would like including nuts, crushed Oreo…etc.
4. Using a toothpick or fork dip the peanut butter balls in the melted chocolate, one at a time, and then toss in the topping until covered. Refrigerate or freeze until firm.
5. That’s it. Enjoy!

http://blog.babygizmo.com/2012/06/peanut-butter-graham-cracker-balls/