Dessert for 24

Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup butter; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 cups confectioner's sugar (optional); 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tbsp vegetable shortening

$1.70for 420 minServes 24

Stir a peanut butter dough, form small balls, dip them in chocolate, and chill them until the coating firms.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Peanut butter, 14 oz$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.89Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.22

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.70 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups confectioner's sugar (optional)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp vegetable shortening

Steps

Beat the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Mix in the confectioner's sugar until a firm dough forms.
Shape the dough into 24 balls and place them on a lined baking sheet.
Melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 20 seconds.
Dip each ball in the chocolate, leaving a small top area uncovered.
Chill the buckeyes for 5 minutes until the coating sets.