Making Buckeyes...Help....Mine are yucky and dumb :(

[RickiHupp]

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It seemed like it!! I just kept pouring and pouring....

 

[RickiHupp]

Well that was quick!! Must have been Terrie and her magic wand

 

[chickabator]

imno professional but I just about freeze my peanut butter balls completely then take them out of the freezer and dip them in my chocolate and wax mixture.

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

don't know your recipe..but maybe too much pnut butter or butter??

Sometimes mine slip off the toothpick too..I then use a spoon..those end up being the "keepers"

(I wonder if you added some finely chopped nuts to the mix if it would help firm it up?..rather than tossing it..don't know..just a thought)

 

[ScoobyRoo]

Not sure if adding nuts would help. I can see it causing seperation. Maybe the humidity is high in your home? Just a thought.

 

[RickiHupp]

I am going to try and find a different recipe also. I am not sure that it's the humidity because we use a wood stove so its pretty dry in here this time of year lol. Heck I dont know!! I will try again and see what results I get!!

 

[Hen_House_Rocks!]

I always refrigerate mine overnight before dipping in chocolate. Then refrigerate again to get the outsides hard.

 

[RickiHupp]

I called my aunt who told me that I used butter that had too much veg. oil in it. Thats why they would not harden up!!

 

[oberhaslikid]

I like mine like a Reese cup so this is how I do mine.
I get real Pnut butter.pour the most of the oil off the top and put in a bowl or stand mixer.Then I start adding powder sugar mix and mix untill.It is a large ball of dough.Then I make my small buckeyes freeze on cookie sheet until frozen.
I melt chocolate chips in double boiler and add 1 tbls.shortening.I use a candy dipping fork to dip them and place on wax paper and then into the fridge untill hardened up and place in a container with a cover until I am ready to use them.They dont last long.

 

[RickiHupp]

Those sound wonderful!!!

Is there any else you mix with the peanut butter and sugar?