Peanut Butter Balls

If you like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, then you'll like these Peanut Butter Balls.  It's a spherical shaped peanut butter cup that is richer in taste and easy to make at home.  My family makes these around the Holidays, we like to have a steady supply of sugar on hand.

Ingredients

1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup chunky peanut butter

2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Chocolate Almond Bark (usually 1/2 a package)

Instructions

1. Cream together the melted butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until smooth.

2. Form the mixture into small balls and set on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.  They should be about an inch across.

3. Chill for about an hour.

4. Melt the almond bark.  We use a double boiler so the chocolate remains melted throughout the preparation.  You can also melt the almond bark in the microwave if you'd like to shorten the preparation time of this recipe.

5. Dip the chilled peanut butter balls into the chocolate, and set on wax paper to set.

In this picture, the duller peanut butter balls are ones that have been sitting out longer, and have therefore had time to cool.  That is what they should look like when done.

Also, my family will use Rice Krispies in the peanut butter mixture to give the recipe an added crunch.  If you'd like to do the same, it only takes about a cup of cereal to achieve the intended effect.

I hope you enjoy this recipe!!