Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons Food

PEANUT BUTTER BON-BONS

Steps:

• Mix peanut butter with melted butter and mix until peanut butter "Melts".
• Add vanilla, coconut, crumbs, sugar and nuts; mix well.
• Line a cookie sheet with foil.
• Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet, spaced at least an inch apart.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
• Combine chocolate and paraffin in a double boiler. Heat until melted and smooth.
• Dip each chilled ball into the chocolate mixture and return to pan.
• Refrigerate until set, at least 1/2 hour.

PEANUT BUTTER BON BONS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine Vanilla frosting, peanut butter and margarine with a fork until well blended.
• Stir in crumbs until well mixed.
• Form into 1-inch balls.
• Chill 1 hour.
• In small saucepan, melt Chocolate frosting over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• DO NOT OVERHEAT-- THE FROSTING WILL BECOME STICKY AND WON'T SET UP PROPERLY.
• Dip chilled balls in melted frosting.
• Allow excess to drip off.
• Place on waxed paper.
• Let stand at room temperature until dry, about 6 hours.
• TIP: If the frosting used for coating thickens, gently reheat.
• Use leftover coating for dipping dried fruit or nuts.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER BONBONS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Whisk in COOL WHIP.
• Spoon into resealable plastic bag; cut small corner from bottom of bag. Pipe about 1 Tbsp. pudding mixture into each of 24 paper-lined mini muffin cups; stand pretzel in each cup. Freeze 2 hours or until firm.
• Peel liners off bonbons. Melt dipping chocolate as directed on package; stir in peanut butter until melted. Dip bottom halves of bonbons in chocolate, then in nuts. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Let stand until chocolate is firm.