by Joel Freeman

Created on: April 17, 2007   Last Updated: May 04, 2007

Having trouble deciding on an incredible dessert to make for a party or get together? You need to experience the joy of the sweet taste of buckeyes! It's a southern recipe for a candy that is out of this world. I was first introduced to this drop of heaven by my roommate who is from Ohio, and when I tasted it, it was a wild party in my mouth. Here's what you do.

You'll need:

PEANUT BUTTER
BUTTER (1 STICK)
CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR
MELTED CHOCOLATE
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS (OPTIONAL)

STEP 1:

Mix the peanut butter in a bowl with the stick of butter to get it to a creamy consistency.

STEP 2:

To get the mixture into a paste, you'll need to add the sugar and graham cracker crumbs.

STEP 3:

Dip the peanut butter mixture into the chocolate and leave the top part of the ball showing the peanut buttery color to make it look like a real buckeye.

STEP 4:

Put the buckeyes into the fridge to set and enjoy!

It's really ironic that the buckeyes from the plant are poisonous. This is like a Reese's peanut butter cup on steroids, and it can be bigger depending on the size of the buckeyes that you make.

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