These are nothing short of amazing. The creamy peanut butter and sugar and the awesome hard candy shell really work together to make these irresistible. I have made them several different times and have yet to find anyone, besides my toddlers, who hate them. We are lucky because our toddlers are not into these - more for us! The creamy, peanut-buttery, pretzel-y, chocolate-y goodness is something that should be shared with others but with a secret stash for yourself to eat after the kids go to bed!
Buckeye Bites Prep time: 10 mins
Freeze time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp. softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
pretzels
chocolate melts
Instructions:
Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Cream together butter and peanut butter. I have used a stand mixer and it seems to incorporate things easier, quicker and you don't feel like you need to stop and have a rest for your arm halfway through. Mix in sugars. Dough will be very thick and very sticky. At this point, I refrigerate the dough for at least 10 minutes to make it significantly less sticky. Roll the dough into balls and top a pretzel with each ball. (We do balls about the size of 2 marbles, but you can do more if you would like your bites to be thicker, smaller if you would like them to be thinner.) When you find that the dough is too sticky to handle, simply put it back in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Top each ball with a second pretzel with the sides lined up to the bottom pretzel. Once all of your dough is balled up and in a 'pretzel sandwich', place those pretzel sandwiches in the freezer for at least 20 minutes, if not longer. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler. Dip half of each pretzel sandwich in the chocolate and place back on your pan. Once all pretzels are dipped, place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Consume with caution - these are dangerously good!
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