JIF® Buckeyes recipe
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- 1 ½ cups Smucker's® Creamy Natural Peanut Butter, stirred OR Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter ½ cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt 3 cups powdered sugar, or as needed 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
Nutrition Info
- 108.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 11.2 gcholesterol: 4.1 mgfat: 6.8 gfiber: 0.7 gprotein: 1.7 gsaturatedFat: 2.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 55 mgsugar: 9.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions JIF® Buckeyes
Directions
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Combine peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on LOW until blended. Add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until blended. Beat in additional powdered sugar until mixture, when shaped into a ball, will stay on a toothpick. Shape into 1-inch balls. Refrigerate.
Place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until mixture is smooth. Reheat as needed while coating peanut butter balls.
Insert toothpick in peanut butter ball. Dip 3/4 of ball into chocolate, leaving top uncovered to resemble a buckeye. Remove excess. Place on wax paper-lined tray. Remove toothpick. Smooth over holes. Refrigerate until firm.