Thursday, January 2, 2014

Peanut Butter Ball

I made this for our trip out to my husband's family farm. It is peanut butter the way it was meant to be eaten!! I got the recipe from this site The Girl Who Ate Everything. I like that she said if you don't like peanut butter, then we can't be friends... or at least you might not want to try this one I guess!!


Mine totally did not look like this, but since I have no picture of my own I had to use hers. I did form the ball one year, but this year I simply put it in a bowl and mixed in the chips. I sure wish Honey Maid still had the graham sticks!!

Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (not all-natural)
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar 
  • 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
  • Graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, and/or apple slices for dipping

  1. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until blended.
  2. Spoon onto a large piece of plastic wrap; bring up all four corners and twist tightly forming into a ball shape.
  3. Freeze for 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm enough to keep its shape. Place peanut butter and chocolate chips in flat dish. Remove plastic wrap from ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover, pressing morsels into the ball if necessary.
  4. Place ball on serving dish; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until almost firm. (Can be made ahead. If frozen overnight, thaw at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.) Serve with graham cracker sticks, teddy grahams, or apple slices for dipping or spreading.

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