Friday, December 10, 2010

Recipe: Peanut Butter Balls

Hello! I don't know how you all feel about peanut butter but I LOVE IT!!! I could probably eat a whole jar by myself. I have a peanut butter ball that my grandma Roepke used to make. I've never made them myself but this year I tried my hand at it. They were as good as I remembered! These are so easy and damn tasty! I do have one tip though. Work fast. Once you mix everything together the batter starts to set really fast and it makes scooping them a bit tricky. I think if I make more I'll put my bowl of batter over a big bowl of hot water to keep it from setting as fast. Anyway, bon appetit!

peanut butter balls:

1 c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1.5 c. peanut butter
4 c. rice krispies

Over medium heat bring sugar and syrup to a full boil. Mix well and remove from heat. Pour hot mix over peanut butter...be careful it will be very hot. Mix thoroughly. Quickly add rice krispies and mix well. Spoon 1 table spoon of mixture onto wax paper. When all balls are scooped you can go back and roll them so they are more round. Let cool and set. Store is a sealed dry container.


These freeze really well. Also, I use a 1 tbs. cookie scoop to make my PB balls so they are all of similar size. Like I said, these are super easy and everyone will love them.

4 comments:

LeAnn said...

Yum! These make me think of the marshmallow, caramel, and Rice Krispies ball. Do you know what I am talking about? Those are divine. I don't think I've had these peanut butter balls, but they sound just as good. Maybe I can get some baking done over the break. Right now, there's no chance at baking. Thanks for the recipe.

Nicole said...

I do know what you're talking about but I've never actually had them. I can only imagine I'd love them though. I love marshmallows and caramel!

project.100.gone said...

Thanks for another recipe for peanut butter balls. Tiffany gave me her recipe and I'm tempted to make a small batch of both to see if there are any noticeable differences.

Any guidance for dipping pretzels in almond bark? I'm sure I'll find a a way to screw it up.

Nicole said...

OK, this is the first year I've done the pretzels myself. First, if you set your bowl of melted almond bark over another bowl of hot water from the tea kettle it won't set. Second, dip, pick up with a stick of some sort, I actually used the unhooked end of a crochet hook :). Shake the excess off and place on the wax paper. Once the first layer set I dipped them a second time and shook. It was pretty much the perfect amount of coating.