Peanut Butter Balls

Recipe Rating:	56 Ratings5
Categories:	Candies, Quick & Easy
Collections:	Member's Choice, Chocolate...
Serves:	24
Prep Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

1 1/3 c	peanut butter
1 1/3 c	graham crackers, crushed
2 stick	margarine or butter,melted
1 tsp	pure vanilla extract
1 box	powdered sugar (1 pound box)
1/3	block paraffin (it is not very much, just makes the chocolate set better, candy bars have wax in them)
12 oz	bag semi sweet chocolate chips

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Lisa Allen

Well Seasoned

Love to cook in, AL

Queenlalisa

Member Since Sep 2010

Lisa's Notes:

We have made these yummy peanut butter balls every Christmas for 24 years. I always make them with my Mother in Law. Now my little girl loves making them with us.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

The Kitchen Crew is plain nutty for these little guys! We had to hold my grandson - an Honorary Crew Member - back before he ate the whole first batch! Now that's the ultimate endorsement.

Directions

Mix peanut butter, margarine, vanilla in large bowl. Mix in graham crackers and powdered sugar with hands until stiff. Form into bite size balls.

Melt chocolate chips and paraffin in top pot of a double boiler. (with simmering water in lowest pot) Dip peanut butter balls into melted chocolate with toothpick and put on wax paper to dry.

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Cyndi Tilley cynditilley

Dec 1, 2010

These sound really good! I like that they have graham crackers in them!

Thea Pappalardo Sassy01

Dec 1, 2010

These do sound terrific. Do you think butter would work? I really do not like to use margarine.

Jennifer Lewis jenniferlewis08

Dec 1, 2010

My mom has made these every Christmas that I have been alive, so 22 years! LOVE THEM

Lisa Allen Queenlalisa

Dec 1, 2010

I have used butter and I really liked them. My Mother in law thinks margarine works better. But I like butter too. I just melt the butter and then let it cool. Make sure you add as I said in the directions. Sometimes it seems softer than other times. I add the crumbs a little at a time and mix well until it makes good balls.

DeDe Montgomery DeDeMa

Dec 7, 2010

I love making these, I've been using real butter and store bought generic sugar cookies in mine. They are super rich and buttery

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Brenda Nettleton BNett

Dec 9, 2010

what is paraffin??

Lisa Allen Queenlalisa

Dec 9, 2010

Paraffin is wax. You can find it on the canning isle. I have heard of people that wouldn't put it because it is wax, but the chocolate doesn't firm up and look shiny if you don't use it. I have heard of some people using shortning but it just doesn't work as well for me. Let me know if you try them.

Lisa Allen Queenlalisa

Dec 9, 2010

I was also going to comment that my kids like it best when I dip the whole ball in chocolate and not leave any peanut butter showing. I love to see the kitchen filled with peanut butter balls drying everywhere. Then I know it is Christmas!

Kelsea Cox Kelsea

Dec 10, 2010

Thank you Lisa. I can't wait to try these. I like Crisco better than Paraffin, so I think I will try some with that and see how they work out! Also have you ever used Chunky peaut butter? I love peanuts and was wondering if that would work instead of creamy. I might have to try that too!