Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup crispy rice cereal
8 ounces milk chocolate, broken in pieces
1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts

Preparation

Beat peanut butter and corn syrup in medium size bowl until well blended. Stir in cereal and mix well.
Using a rounded teaspoon, shape mixture into balls. Place on a lg baking sheet lined with foil. Chill several hrs until firm.
Place 6 ounces of chocolate in med size bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 1 minute Stir chocolate until melted and smooth. Add the remaining chocolate and cont. stiring until smooth.
Using a fork,spear peanut butter balls; dip into chocolate, turning to coat completely; shake off the excess by gently tapping the fork on the edge of the bowl. Return to the baking sheet.
Let stand about 2 hrs or until chocolate is almost firm. Sprinkle tops with chopped peanuts. Let stand until hardened.