Caramel Buckeye Candies Recipe

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Dipped in caramel and drizzled with melted chocolate, these rich peanut-butter balls are also rolled in cereal and nuts. Yum! —Tiffany Voigt, Hilliard, Ohio

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Caramel Buckeye Candies Recipe

Prep: 1 hour + chilling

Yield: 66 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
COATING:
5 cups crisp rice cereal
1-3/4 cups finely chopped walnuts
2 packages (14 ounces each) caramels
1 cup butter, cubed
2 cups white baking chips and/or milk chocolate chips

Directions

In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until combined. Roll into 1/2-in balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm.
In a shallow bowl, combine cereal and walnuts; set aside. In a microwave, melt caramels and butter; stir until smooth. Dip balls in caramel; allow excess to drip off. Roll in cereal mixture; return to baking sheets.
In a microwave, melt chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over candies. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 candy equals 154 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Caramel Buckeye Candies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2011, p67