Directions:
- Cream the margarine and peanut butter until smooth.
- Add the vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar 1/2 - 1 cup at a time, blending well and scraping the bowl with each addition.
- Chill the peanut butter dough until easily handled (if not, your hands will get REALLY messy!).
- Once chilled, roll the peanut butter dough into 1 inch balls (you should be able to get about 6-8 dozen).
- Melt 10 ounces of chocolate with 1 tablespoon of shortening in either a double boiler, or on medium power in the microwave.
- Transfer the melted chocolate into a deep bowl.
- With a toothpick, dip each peanut butter ball into the chocolate to cover it about 3/4. There should be a circle of peanut butter showing on top. Set each buckeye on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper to cool. I tend to put the sheet into the freezer for a few minutes because it prevents the chocolate from sticking.
- If needed, melt the remaining 10 ounces of chocolate and 1 tbsp of shortening. (The original recipe I used said to use just one batch of the chocolate, but I definitely had to run out and get more chocolate to finish!).
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 6836.34 Kcal (28622 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 3764.47 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 418.27g | 643% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 5028.13mg | 210% | |
| Potassium | 10743.3mg | 229% | |
| Total Carbs | 738.11g | 246% | |
| Sugars | 483.83g | 1935% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 31.36g | 125% | |
| Protein | 93.54g | 187% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.6mg | 19% | |
| Iron | 12.3mg | 69% | |
| Calcium | 369mg | 37% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 515.23 Kcal (2157 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 283.71 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 31.52g | 643% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 378.95mg | 210% | |
| Potassium | 809.68mg | 229% | |
| Total Carbs | 55.63g | 246% | |
| Sugars | 36.46g | 1935% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.36g | 125% | |
| Protein | 7.05g | 187% | |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 69% | |
| Calcium | 27.8mg | 37% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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