Peanut Butter Date Balls
photo by mums the word
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 dozen
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup dates, chopped
- 1 cup peanuts, chopped fine (unsalted)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
directions
- Soften the peanut butter by microwaving for about one minute on Power Level 3.
- In a medium bowl, cream peanut butter and butter.
- Stir in icing sugar, dates and peanuts and mix well.
- Roll the peanut butter mixture into 1" balls or whatever size you like, if dough is sticky, refrigerate for 30 minutes or so before rolling.
- Place on waxed paper lined baking trays and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Place butter and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate at 30 second intervals until smooth (I usually do this at Power Level 6 so that it doesn't overcook).
- Dip the balls into the chocolate and place back onto the wax paper lined trays and pop into the fridge again for an hour or so.
- These freeze beautifully - I place balls into tupperware and put wax paper between the layers.
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