Puddin Candy Clusters Food

PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and shortening in a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted and smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the bowl from the pan and add the cereal and peanuts. Stir with a rubber spatula until evenly coated.
• Spoon the cereal mixture into clusters (about 2 tablespoons each) onto the prepared baking sheet; sprinkle with nonpareils. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

PUDDIN' CANDY CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Blend dry pudding mix and sugar in saucepan. Stir in evaporated milk. Add butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Lower heat and boil gently for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in peanuts and vanilla. Beat immediately (while pudding is still very hot).- it will become somewhat dull. drop by tablespoonfuls on aluminum foil or waxed paper. Let cool until set. If candy becomes to stiff before all pieces are dropped, add a few drops hot water.
• For Chocolate Clusters: use 1 pkg. (3 0z) chocolate pudding, chopped walnuts or raisins in place of vanilla pudding and peanuts.

PUDDING CANDY

Steps:

• Blend dry pudding mix and sugar in a saucepan. Stir in evaporated milk, salt and margarine. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture boils.
• Lower heat and boil 3 minutes more, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and nuts.
• Beat while hot and until it turns dull.
• Pour into a buttered pan or drop by spoonfuls onto aluminum foil or wax paper.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat, cook and stir candy coating and chips until melted and smooth. Cool for 10 minutes; stir in peanuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.

PUDDING CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Using the kind of pudding you cook, combine all ingredients, except nuts and Cheerios in a sauce pan, and bring to a full boil and boil for 3 minutes, stirring so it does not burn.Remove from heat. Stir in nuts and Cheerios. Drop on wax paper cover tray. Chill.