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Buckeye Balls

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This peanut butter and chocolate candy is shaped to look like the Buckeye nut (also known as a horse chestnut).


serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  2-5 hrs
Rating: 5/5

1 review

ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 pound powdered sugar
1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
12 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
2 tablespoons shortening

directions

Combine the butter, powdered sugar, and peanut butter in a bowl and mix until creamed together.

Roll the peanut butter mixture into small balls. If the mixture doesn't hold together, add more butter.

Place the peanut butter balls on a cookie sheet covered with waxed paper and place in the refrigerator to chill for 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the chocolate and shortening in the top of a double boiler over simmering (not boiling) water. Stir to combine.

When the dough has chilled and the coating is melted, dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate using toothpicks. Do not completely cover the candy in chocolate, leave the top exposed. Place the dipped candy back on the baking sheet and return to the refrigerator. Let chill for one hour before serving.

Remove the toothpicks from the candy and touch them up where the toothpicks were by gently smoothing the hole over with a spoon.

Store the candy in the refrigerator.


nutrition data

280 calories, 17 grams fat, 31 grams carbohydrates, 5 grams protein per cookie. This recipe is low in sodium.
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reviews & comments

  1. rwwright16 REVIEW:

    This was my first try at making candy and this recipe worked great. They turned out a little bigger than I wanted but still good.

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