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Crunchy peanut & toffee bonbons

By Jennifer Joyce

Serve these gorgeous peanut butter and milk chocolate balls as a party buffet sweet treat, or wrap up as an edible gift

Prep:30 mins
Cook:5 mins
plus chilling

Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 108
fat 7g
saturates 3g
carbs 9g
sugars 9g
fibre 0g
protein 2g
salt 0.1g

Ingredients

100g smooth peanut butter
50g softened butter
140g icing sugar
2 Dime or other toffees bars, chopped
100g milk chocolate, chopped
100g salted toasted peanuts, chopped

Method

Put the peanut butter, butter and sugar in a food processor. Pulse until it comes together. Add the toffee and pulse again. Remove and, using the palms of your hands, roll mixture into small balls. Place on a tray. Chill for 30 mins.
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave on High for 1 min or set over a pan of boiling water (make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water). Using a fork, dip the balls, one at a time, until half covered in chocolate, Roll in the peanuts. Put on a tray lined with baking parchment and leave to harden (about 2 hrs).
Store between layers of baking parchment in a covered container and keep chilled. Will keep for 1 week in an airtight container.

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