Buckeyes (crispy Peanut Butter Bonbons)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) jar crunchy peanut butter (about 2 cups)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups puffed rice cereal (like rice krispies)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 cream peanut butter and powdered sugar in bowl of an electric mixer. add rice cereal and mix until incorporated. (i find that using a whisk attachment, as opposed to the paddle attachment, crushes up the cereal a bit more effectively and results in a better texture.).
• 2 using a meatballer or a spoon, scoop out bits of the mixture and roll into 3/4" balls. cover either two dinner plates or a cookie sheet in parchment and space the balls about 1" apart. place in freezer for 15 minute to harden.
• 3 melt chocolate in a double-boiler over the stove or on 50% power in your microwave for about 2 minutes, stopping to stir once. remove peanut butter balls from freezer. poke one with a toothpick and swirl about 3/4 of the way up the sides in the chocolate mixture. return it to the parchment and repeat the process for the remaining candies.
• 4 return tray of completed buckeyes to the freezer for 20 minutes, or until chocolate has hardened. keep in freezer or refrigerator until serving. if frozen, allow to thaw 5 minutes before serving.