Chocolate
Peanut Butter Balls
Time and
Yield
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Cook Time: N/A
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Yield: 75 1-inch balls
Ingredients
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For the balls:
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2 sticks unsalted butter-melted
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1 box 10
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2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
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1 cup chopped nuts....chop as nutty or as fine as you wish
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1/2 cup your favorite peanut butter (not chunky)
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1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
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For the dip:
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6 ounces chocolate chips
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*1/2 stick paraffin wax
Directions
For the balls: Add ingredients in order of
recipe into a large bowl. Mix with hands and roll into balls(about 1 inch) and
dip. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Chill in refrigerator
for about 2 hours. Makes about 75 1 inch balls.
For the dip: DO NOT MICROWAVE!!!! Melt on low
heat. ( I use a double boiler). Constantly watch and keep stirring a little as
the wax melts. Insert toothpick into ball -- dip in warm chocolate mixture and
place on wax paper. I usually let the chocolate drip back into the pan so there
won't be a big mass of chocolate around the base of the balls. Allow to harden
and place in containers and store in refrigerator. Enjoy a mouth full of
goodness.
*Hint: For those of you who are not familiar with the paraffin wax. It
is usually found in the grocery store near where the charcoal for grilling is
found. It comes in a container with 4 slabs and is easy to cut in half. It
calls for a stick but is actually rectangular/ in shape. Paraffin wax is
flammable and that is why I use a double boiler but if you use a heavy pot for
the chocolate chips and the wax and watch it as you stir it will be fine.
