Crunchy Buckeyes With Rice Krispies

Hand holding crunchy peanut butter buckeye with dark chocolate coating.

Crunchy Buckeyes With Rice Krispies

These peanut butter buckeye candies feature crisp rice cereal in the filling for added texture. The chocolate coating makes them look like the nut, but they taste so much better! Make a batch for Christmas or any time you a bit of peanut butter and chocolate goodness.

Prep Time30

Cook Time2

Total Time1 2

Servings: candies

Author: Carlee

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened
1 pinch salt
1½ cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups Rice Krispies cereal
10 ounces dipping chocolate

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Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 1 pinch salt, and 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter together until smooth.
Add the 1½ cups powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. It may look crumbly at first, but it should come together.
Add the 1¼ cups Rice Krispies cereal and mix by hand until uniformly distributed.
Line a sheet pan with wax paper or parchment paper. Scoop 1 Tablespoon balls of peanut butter mixture onto the wax paper, a small cookie scoop works well for this.
Place sheet pan in freezer for about 10 minutes. Remove from freezer and roll the scoops of peanut butter mixture between your palms to form balls. Return to freezer for 10 more minutes or until firm.
Melt the 10 ounces dipping chocolate in a small bowl.
Insert a toothpick into the top of a chilled peanut butter ball. Dip into the melted chocolate coating all but a small circle on the top of the ball. Return the ball to the lined baking sheet and remove the toothpick. Repeat until all of the peanut butter ball centers have been coated in chocolate.
Chill the chocolate coated peanut butter balls in the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes.

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