Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Peanut Butter Balls

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup rice crispies
1 cup confectionary sugar
baking chocolate
(colored chocolate)

DIRECTIONS:

-mix peanut butter, rice crispies and sugar by hand forming small balls about walnut sizes
-freeze the balls on a cookie sheet for a half hour
-melt baking chocolate in a deep pot, on a low flame
-immerse frozen balls in chocolate
-lift out of pot and refreeze on cookie sheet until hardened
-remove from freezer and drizzle colored chocolate over them
-place balls in mini cupcake holders
-keep frozen until ready to serve

preparation: 20 minutes
yeilds: 6 servings

notes: have fun dressing them up with sprinkles, colored sugar, or anything else that tempts you!




Here is how your balls should look before dipping them into the chocolate.

immediately after dipping balls into chocolate, roll in powdered sugar for this style!