Search from over 1500 recipes...
This recipe is filed in and has these ingredients

Peanut Butter Candy

February 7, 2009

Do you like Reese’s?  You will enjoy these chocolate covered peanut butter balls.  They are so easy to make.  Gowing up these were always made during the holidays.   Now this recipe is most likely 30 years old, and was made before there were candy melts.  Here we use chocolate chips and paraffin.    Paraffin is available in the canning section of your local grocery store.

Peanut Butter Balls

 

Peanut Butter Candy

Author: Judy Chatham via CopyKat Recipes
Recipe Type: Candy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Serves: 10
Do you like Reese's peanut butter cups? You will enjoy this recipe. This recipe is for homemade peanut butter balls.
Ingredients
  • 24 ounces powdered sugar
  • 3 cups smooth peanut butter
  • 1/2 pound butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 10 ounce package chocolate chips
  • 1/4 pound paraffin
Instructions

Mix first 3 ingredients with hand until mixture is creamy. Shape into small balls and chill. Melt chocolate chips and add paraffin over boiling water in a double boiler. Dip balls in chocolate mixture, using a toothpick. Place on waxed paper.


  • tina tallon

    Are you going to offer a recipie box in the future? I have so many recipies I would like to try.

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    I will see what I an do about this going forward.

    Stephanie

  • Anonymous

    These are even better with crushed oreos!

  • jma2008

    I’m new to the cooking world so forgive me for this stupid question but…what do you mean by cooking something “over boiling water”??

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    It means using a double boiler. You could also heat the chocolate in a microwave.

  • jma2008

    Thanks! Cant wait to give these a try!!

  • babar jan

    helloo ,, vre do i get paraffin from

  • babar jan

    helloo ,, vre do i get paraffin from

  • Mebunches2001

    Hi Babar Jan. Paraffin can be found in any grocery store or the grocery section of places like WalMart. Look in the baking aisles or home canning section.

  • Mebunches2001

    Hi jma2008. ‘over boiling water’ means you need two pots, or a double boiler (which is a pot that sits atop another pot). You put water in the bottom pot & bring it to boiling, then set the second pot (with the chocolate or whatever you are cooking or melting) on top of the bottom pot. This melts the chocolate or cooks the item (such as custard) without burning it. I don’t recommend using a microwave because it tends to heat the food too fast which ruins it.

  • Kathryn Hunter

    Hi, our powdered sugar does not come in boxes here in NB, Canada, only bags. How many grams or measurement can you give me to get this right? Thank you!

  • Anonymous

    A box is 16 ounces of powdered sugar.