Peanut Butter Balls are a quick and easy snack for the kids and especially the BIG kid at my house….my husband. One of the ladies brought them recently to an Art to Gogh Party I held. I loved them and knew my husband would, too. I’ve had the ingredients for awhile and finally decided, right before lunch today, to make them.
The ingredients are simple and you may possibly have everything you need already. Corn Flakes, Light Karo corn Syrup, Peanut Butter, sugar and peanuts. I used extra Crunchy peanut butter and didn’t have peanuts to chop so I used cashews to roll them in at the end.
Put sugar and syrup into a pan and heat on med-low heat. Once the syrup and sugar have melted, add peanut butter and stir until combined. Add cornflakes and roll into balls. I then roll in coarsely chopped peanuts, or in this case, cashews…
Yum! They are even better than I remember!!! And the Big Kid at my house LOVES them!
Ingredients
- 12 oz peanut butter..I used crunchy 12 oz. equals 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
- 1 cup light Karo Syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 cups corn flakes, crushed
- 1 cup coarsely chopped peanuts or cashews ~ Optional
Instructions
- Heat sugar and syrup until sugar is melted. Add peanut butter and stir until saucy.
- Add cornflakes and drop by teaspoonful onto wax paper. OR roll into 1 inch balls and then into the chopped nuts (This is optional). Place on wax paper. Store in airtight container. Makes about 48 balls...
