Buckeyes, Please!

No, I am not a raging fan of the Ohio Buckeyes, but I sure do have a thing for these, my favorite treat I make only at the holidays!  They were introduced to me as a child in Connecticut by the Nebesky Family.  It never occurred to me that I could actually make them, until my sister started making them around the holidays.


The reaction?  They're peanut butter and chocolate CRACK.  People go NUTS  for them!  Such a huge hit!  Which is great, because leftovers are not exactly figure-friendly...


OK, so I'm officially on vacation today and I'm making these for the second time this holiday season.  If you know me personally, I'm not much of a cook... to say the least, which is why I love this recipe even more... NO COOKING involved!  Here goes:

BUCKEYES

  1 (16 oz.) box confectioners' sugar

1/2 c. melted butter
2 c. peanut butter
3 c. crushed Rice Krispies
1 (12 oz.) bag Nestle's real chocolate morsels
1/2 stick paraffin wax (note: I've NEVER used this, with no problem!)

Mix sugar, butter, peanut butter and Rice Krispies in a large bowl. Blend thoroughly with hands until dough forms. Roll into small balls (approximately 1/4 inch in diameter). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes to harden.

Melt the chocolate morsels and paraffin wax together in a double boiler. After the chocolate is melted, use a toothpick to dip each ball into the chocolate, leaving an oval space on top to make it look like an Ohio buckeye. Makes approximately 100 buckeyes.  

Regarding melting the chocolate... I've had more success just melting it in the microwave.   And I probably only put about half the chocolate on each piece compared to the ones pictured (shocking coming from me, I know!)  


Oh!  And, I recommend putting the rice krispies in a ziploc bag and pounding them out to crush them before adding them to the mix - much easier than crushing them within the mix.


Let me know if you make them and how they turn out!!  HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!