Crispy Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

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Crispy Peanut Butter Balls
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Ingredients
5
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Nutrition
251
Calories
Total time
5
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 33/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 (8 oz) large hershey candy bars (i have always ended up using at least twice this amount, perhaps because i like to make the balls a single bite size, so i get well over 100 from a recipe. it you make a large ball, you will not need as much dipping chocolate)

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, blend together butter, peanut butter and sugar until smooth.
  2. Fold in cereal, stirring as little as possible, to prevent cereal from being crushed too much.
  3. Roll batter into 3/4” to 1” balls, and place on waxed paper – I prefer to make them small enough so you can pop a whole one in your mouth.
  4. Melt candy bars (I break bars up into pieces and microwave until melted – you must be very careful not to overcook, or chocolate will turn into a grainy mess. Stir after the first minute of cooking on High, then keep stirring every 15 seconds until all is melted).
  5. I use 2 forks to dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate, dipping one at a time. HINT - the chocolate will adhere much better, with less mess and dripping, if you freeze the balls before dipping them - then take out about a dozen at a time to dip. When the warm melted chocolate meets the frozen peanut butter ball, the chocolate will harden around it much quicker.
  6. Place the ball into the chocolate and roll it around to coat, using the forks to push it around.
  7. Place one fork underneath the dipped ball and lift it out of the chocolate, using the other fork to run across the bottom of the fork holding the peanut butter ball, scraping away the excess chocolate as it runs off.
  8. Drop the ball onto waxed paper; repeat until all balls are dipped (you may need more chocolate – it all depends on how much chocolate you let drip off the ball as you balance it on the fork).
  9. Let balls set, to allow chocolate to harden again, before storing them in a covered container, with wax paper between layers.
  10. The rice crispy cereal in these tends to get “soggy’ if left out at room temperature, so I store mine in a covered container in the refrigerator, taking them out just before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 251.26 Kcal (1052 kJ)
Calories from fat 123.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.73g 21%
Cholesterol 4.05mg 1%
Sodium 259.3mg 11%
Potassium 541.55mg 12%
Total Carbs 29.93g 10%
Sugars 18.54g 74%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 1%
Protein 3.22g 6%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 17.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 452.63 Kcal (1895 kJ)
Calories from fat 222.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.73g 21%
Cholesterol 7.29mg 1%
Sodium 467.1mg 11%
Potassium 975.57mg 12%
Total Carbs 53.92g 10%
Sugars 33.4g 74%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 1%
Protein 5.8g 6%
Iron 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 32.1mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.1
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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