Christmas is not complete without some of these deliciously crunchy peanut butter, dipped in chocolate, balls. They are super easy to make. In fact my kids fight over who gets to help mom with this recipe.
Melt together over low heat -
2 sticks of butter or margarine
16 oz. of crunchy peanut butter
In a 2 qt. bowl stir together -
3 1/2 cups of Rice Krispies
1 lb. of powdered sugar
Pour the melted peanut butter mix over the Rice Krispies mix and gently mix it with a large wooden spoon.
This is the part that the kids love to help with. They will happily wash their hands if they know they get to help with this fun job! Using your hands, form the Peanut Butter mix into 1 inch balls. (I like them to be small enough to eat in one bite if so desired. Also, you get a better peanut butter/chocolate ratio that way.)
Melt, carefully stirring over low heat -
1 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 bar of **parafin wax
**Parafin wax is found by the home canning supplies. It is perfectly edible, and in this recipe is used to give the chocolate a shiny, glossy appearance. It could be left out, if you prefer. I have always used it.
Using a slotted, metal spoon, dip and roll the balls in the chocolate. Place and cool on wax paper or a Silpat.
Store in a tightly covered container. I would think that they would keep for a week or two, but they never last more than a few days around here, so I couldn't tell you for sure.
