Dessert for 24

Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup butter; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 cups confectioner's sugar (optional); 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tbsp vegetable shortening

Stir a peanut butter dough, form small balls, dip them in chocolate, and chill them until the coating firms.

Typical price

$1.70for 4 servings

$0.43 per serving$1.70 for 4

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20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.89Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.22

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups confectioner's sugar (optional)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp vegetable shortening

Steps

Beat the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Mix in the confectioner's sugar until a firm dough forms.
Shape the dough into 24 balls and place them on a lined baking sheet.
Melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 20 seconds.
Dip each ball in the chocolate, leaving a small top area uncovered.
Chill the buckeyes for 5 minutes until the coating sets.