chocolate covered peanut butter balls

Name: Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 12 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate pieces; 10 ounce(s) chunky peanut butter; 1/2 cup(s) pecans, chopped very fine; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 stick(s) margarine, melted; 1 cup(s) graham cracker crumbs; 1 box(es) powdered sugar; 1 stick(s) paraffin wax

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Joyce Lowery

Sterlington, LA

Updated on May 11, 2013

Another favorite Christmas candy of my family. The recipe came from a good friend, Chestine Green Alexander.

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prep time 1 Hr

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method No-Cook or Other

yield 40 pieces

Ingredients

12 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
10 ounces chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup pecans, chopped very fine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 sticks margarine, melted
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 box powdered sugar
1 stick paraffin wax

How To Make chocolate covered peanut butter balls

Step 1

Combine sugar, margarine, graham cracker crumbs, pecans, peanut butter, and vanilla.

Step 2

Mix well. Form into small balls and chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
Step 3

After chilling, dip balls in chocolate mixture made of melting the paraffin wax and chocolate pieces in a double boiler.
Step 4

Keep mixture hot. Dip each ball in the chocolate mixture and place on wax paper.
Step 5

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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