Author Notes
These little balls of candy are one of the most requested candies I make during the Christmas holidays. Instead of having a creamy inside it has a nice crunchy peanut buttery center and everyone loves them. —You Made That?
Ingredients
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1 cup
sugar
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1/2 cup
light corn syrup
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1 cup
creamy peanut butter
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2 cups
rice crispy cereal
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12 ounces
bag of semi sweet chocolate chips
Directions
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In a medium saucepan cook sugar and corn syrup on medium heat just until the sugar dissolves.
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Add peanut butter and stir until smooth, then add the cereal and stir well.
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Spread 2 pieces of wax paper or parchment paper out on 2 cookies sheets. Scoop out small bite size balls and roll in your hand until round and let cool on wax paper. Repeat until all candy is rolled and cooled.
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Melt chocolate in double boiler or in microwave stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
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Put the peanut butter balls one at a time into the melted chocolate, cover the entire ball with chocolate take out with a spoon and let cool on wax paper. When all peanut butter balls have been dipped put the cookie sheets into the refrigerator until the chocolate is completely set.
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