Dessert for 20

Ohio Buckeyes

Name: Ohio Buckeyes
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 lb powdered sugar; 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tbsp shortening

$2.77for 420 minServes 20

Mix a sweet peanut butter dough, shape it into balls, coat them with chocolate, and chill briefly.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Peanut butter, 14 oz$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.89Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 12 oz$0.45/oz typical	12 oz	$5.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.85

Swaps

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

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

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

American Vegetarian Gluten-free High-protein Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.69 per serving$2.77 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 lb powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp shortening

Steps

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar until a thick dough forms.
Shape the dough into 20 small 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 peanut butter ball in the chocolate, leaving a small top area uncovered.
Chill the buckeyes for 8 minutes until the coating sets.