These Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls are at all times successful! Great to make for any gathering nonetheless we love them for Christmas. They make a terrific present too.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We’re huge peanut butter and chocolate followers so it is a no brainer for us! Plus they’re a festive deal with in the course of the vacation season. We like to make meals presents in the course of the vacation season and these at all times make an look. For our favorites, see our record right here.
SWAPS
We like to make use of crunch peanut butter on this recipe however you could possibly use creamy. We haven’t tried this recipe with the peanut butter that has the heavy oil on high. It’s a must to use shortening on this recipe, you possibly can’t change that for one more ingredient. It has the feel you want and butter received’t work. You need to use milk chocolate as an alternative of semi-sweet.
CAN YOU FREEZE THESE?
As soon as the chocolate is about on the peanut butter balls, merely place in a freezer bag and throw them within the freezer. They will maintain as much as two months. When able to take pleasure in, simply allow them to thaw within the fridge over evening.
⭐TIP
We don’t use a mixer to make these we discover it does dry them out some in case you do and mixing with a spoon works simply positive. The addition of shortening creates a smoother and extra manageable consistency than melted chocolate alone. Doing this helps to make a extra evenly coated product.
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STORING & SERVING SIZE
We retailer these within the fridge and this makes about 3 dozen relying on the scale that you simply make them.
Peanut Butter Balls
These Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls are an exquisite deal with to make in the course of the vacation season. In addition they make a terrific present! Add these to your sweet record.
- 2 cups crunchy peanut butter may use easy
- 1 stick butter or 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons
- 2 cups confectioners powdered sugar
- 2 cups rice krispies
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening Elective (That is stable shortening like Crisco and you can not substitute butter or margarine)
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Soften the peanut butter and butter collectively. (You are able to do it over low warmth on the range or within the microwave. I do mine 2 minutes within the microwave) Combine collectively the powdered sugar and the rice krispies. Combine the sugar and krispies with the melted peanut butter and butter. I simply use a picket spoon to combine them collectively. Kind into balls about 1 inch in measurement or no matter measurement you want.
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Cowl a baking sheet with wax paper and place peanut butter balls on the sheet and chill within the fridge for about an hour. Soften the chocolate and shortening both on the range or within the microwave. I do it within the microwave for about 2 1/2 minutes and stir nicely. Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate and place again on cookie sheet. Hold chilled till agency or about an hour. Makes 3 dozen relying on measurement you make them.
The addition of shortening creates a smoother and extra manageable consistency than melted chocolate alone. Doing this helps to make a extra evenly coated product.
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