Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls

1 cup butter or margarine
1-1/4 cups peanut butter, smooth or chunky
1 lb. box powdered sugar
3-1/2 cups Rice Krispies
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 lg. Hershey bar, broken up
1 square (2-1/2-inch) parafin, shaved

Directions:

Melt butter in a heavy 2 qt. saucepan over low heat. Add peanut butter, stir until well blended. Remove from heat. Combine sugar and Rice Krispies in a large bowl. Pour hot peanut butter mixture over all. Mix thoroughly using hands (be very careful, mixture will be hot). Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on wax paper lined cookie sheets. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Combine chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and parafin in top of double boiler. Place over hot water until melted. Dip chilled peanut butter balls in chocolate mixture to coat. Place on wax paper lined sheets to set chocolate.When dry, store in refrigerator.

User Reviews:

I've made a version of this recipe and instead of using parafin with the chocolate, I use shortening. For dipping the PB balls, you melt 1 bag of chocolate chips with 2 TBS of shortening and you've got a dipping chocolate. And of course, another alternative would be to get the specific (Giradelli)chocolate for dipping.

Submitted by Vicky from Kansas on November 02, 2001

How can you use parafin in food, here it is used to burn lamps and heaters.

Submitted by Lorna Ellis on December 06, 1999

How can you use parafin in food, here it is used to burn lamps and heaters.

Submitted by Lorna Ellis on December 06, 1999

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