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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bonbons

These tasty little bundles of joy will bring a smile to everyone's face.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 18 Bonbons (Roughly)
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: Dessert, Holiday
Calories: 193
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Smooth Peanut Butter
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Cups Icing sugar
  • 1 Cup Cornflakes (No name will do)
  • 3/4 Cup Dark Chocolate chopped
  • 2 tbsp Finely chopped salted peanuts

Equipment

  • Measuring devices
  • Double Boiler (Pan and heatproof bowl will work as substitute)
  • Baking Tray

Method
 

  1. In a double boiler (or heatproof bowl set over sauce pan of gently simmering water), melt peanut butter with butter, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
  2. Stir in vanilla. Add icing sugar, stirring until smooth and thickened
  3. Stir in cornflakes.
  4. Cover and refrigerate until firm (aprox 30 minutes)
  5. Line baking sheet with waxed paper. Roll peanut butter mixture by tablespoonfuls in balls and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
  6. Freeze until firm (Aprox 1 hour)
  7. In double boiler, or heatproof bowl set over saucepan of not (not boiling) water, melt chocolate, stirring occasionally until smooth.
  8. Remove from heat; let cool slightly.
  9. Using two forks, dip balls one at a time into chocolate, tapping forks on edge of bowl to remove access chocolate.
  10. Return bonbon to baking sheet.
  11. Sprinkle with peanuts. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm (Aprox 15 minutes)

Notes

Instead of peanuts, you can use sprinkles as decoration.
Arrange the bonbons on lollipop sticks for a pretty presentation.