I decided not to buy Easter candy this year. Instead, I chose to make a simple chocolate peanut butter confection. By all appearances, these little babies will have people thinking you spent hours making them, but that’s not the case.
These peanut butter balls are smooth and creamy, and I will warn you in advance, you cannot eat just one.
Ingredients:
1 c. creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp. margarine
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
12 oz. bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp. vegetable shortening
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a saucepan, add peanut butter, margarine, and salt. Melt just until soft, remove from heat. Stir in vanilla, and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Roll the peanut butter mixture into balls. (You can decide how big, or small you want to make your little morsels.) Set onto the lined cookie sheets, refrigerate for 1 hour. Keep balls in the refrigerator right up until dipping time. Melt chocolate chips and vegetable shortening in a double boiler. (Be very careful not to get any water into the chocolate – this could cause your chocolate to seize.) Once the chocolate has melted, remove balls from the refrigerator, dip one ball at a time into the chocolate. (Using two forks helps you handle the chocolate covered balls with ease.) Return balls back onto the cookie sheet to harden, store in the refrigerator until serving.
Happy Easter everyone!
Delicious chocolate and peanut butter…I love this combo so much. Beautiful treats.
these look great homemade is always best and more special
These look amazing! I just posted a recipe for peanut butter brownies today, and I’m seeing peanut butter and chocolate everywhere on the web!
Wow! These look fantastic 🙂 Homemade candy always tastes best. Happy Easter! PS: I have a fun giveaway going on right now…stop by and check it out!
Ah, so nice. Homemade candies rule and a love the peanut butter and chocolate combo. Happy Easter!
I have decided not to buy Easter candies either….these peanut butter balls seem just the perfect replacement!
These sound and look just like those famous buckeye candies but without the little bald spot. Scrumptious by any name!
Those look like so much fun. I love anything chocolate and peanut butter, but these would be at the top of the list!
These look SO yummy! It’s amazing how easy they were to make?
I like easy – lol… Any pics of your baby ducks?
Not yet. I tried to do a short video but they were all curled up in a ball you couldn’t see what they were! They aren’t very active….hmmm
These are absolutely perfect! I didn’t buy any candy this year for the first itme in forever. Super cool recipe. Have a great holiday!
Thanks Sandra. I’ll trade you some of my peanut butter balls for a piece of that cake you made – yum! Have a great holiday too!