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Chocolate-Covered Peanut-Butter Balls

Posted on | December 9, 2007 | 3 Comments

This Recipe Contains Peanuts!

This is a delicious gfcf, gluten free, family-friendly recipe! It is also (if you double check ingredients!) a wheat free, dairy free, soy free, egg free, fish free, shellfish free, corn free, and vegan recipe.

My grandmother makes a recipe similar to this, but hers has graham cracker crumbs in it. I adore hers, and these are pretty darn good, and without the gluten or dairy!

Chocolate covered peanut butter balls

Ingredients

  • 4 cups powdered sugar

  • 1 stick margarine (aka 1/2 cup), melted
  • 2 cups (or 1 18 oz container) chunky peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk (use the thick part from a chilled can)
  • 1 TBS vanilla
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 bags (12 oz size) chocolate chips/chunks (aka 3 cups)
  • 3 TBS shortening (we use Spectrum)
  • several lightly salted peanuts

Method
Combine ingredients through salt. Mix well.

Scoop into walnut-sized balls, and place on waxed paper. Chill in refrigerator (or back porch in winter) for at least an hour.

Melt the chocolate & shortening together, and use a fork or spoon to dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate.

Decorate each one with a peanut on top. Chill again, then eat! Mmmm….

Category: candies, desserts, vegan/vegetarian

Comments

3 Responses to “Chocolate-Covered Peanut-Butter Balls”

  1. Robena
    January 3rd, 2008 @ 4:48 pm

    I guess I don’t exactly understand the ingredients. You list it as dairy, soy free,etc, but the recipe calls for a stick of margarine. I, so far, have been unable to find any subs for butter or margarine that does not contain either dairy, casein or soy. If there is such a product that can be used for baking and cooking, please tell me what it is.I would like to make the recipe, but was immediately stumped by the margarine. Thanks

  2. Roni
    February 16th, 2008 @ 10:45 pm

    Try Kosher margarine such as Mother’s. Check the ingredients but usually no dairy, no soy, comes in sticks. From what I understand powdered sugar contains cornstarch to keep it from clumping so if you have a problem with corn you might want to check the ingredients.

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