Peanut Butter Truffles! (Yummmm) (This post is a little early...)

I know, I know, I know. I said that it wouldn't be posted until closer to the end of the week, but you know what? I got bored...so..tada! Anyway..to the stuff you actually want!

Alrighty, I have NEVER made a truffle before and was nervous but excited to try it out! Well, I'm gonna say now, they were AMAZINGLY yummy. This is a good recipe, so it's highly recommended. My mom found the recipe (Here!) and besides a few things that weren't exactly descriptive, it's a great recipe.

Now, step by step, my way!

Ingredients

2        cups sugar
1        5 ounce can of evaporated milk
1/2     cups butter
2        cups mini marshmallows
3/4     cups creamy peanut butter
1/2     tsp vanilla
12      ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2        tsp shortening

Directions (READ BEFORE MAKING...it will probably be beneficial to read first, then make. But do what ever you want (:  )

1. Spray a medium sized sauce pan with non stick spray, so like pam, spam or whatever you use. In the pan, combine the sugar, milk, and butter. Cook/stir over medium-high heat (I did it on 7 on my stove) until it's boiling. (It won't be boiling one second, the next it will be raging boiling)  Reduce the heat to medium and boil it for 12 mins, stirring it on occasion. Don't set spoon down somewhere else, it will get hard and sticky.

2. Remove pan from heat and stir in the marshmallows, peanut butter, and vanilla. I HIGHLY recommend separating out those ingredients before hand, you want to go a bit quickly, don't let it sit for five minutes before adding ingredients. Transfer that mixture to a large bowl and chill for 45 minutes to 1 hr. I did about an hr in the fridge. (I think it meant to just leave it on the counter, but I took chill as in put it in the fridge so.....not sure if I did that part wrong or not, but whatever, I like how it turned out)

3. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper, get out the mixture, it will seem hard but just take a spoon, stir it, crush it, what ever, it will mold together. Trust me. Mold the mixture into 1 inch balls, or really any shape you want, traditionally it's a ball, but you can do what ever you want to. Put the balls on the baking sheet and freeze for 15 mins.

4. While freezing, in a medium sauce pan, combine the chocolate and shortening, cook on low heat until melted. Dip the balls one at a time into the chocolate and coat them. Let the excess drip off and place back on the parchment paper. Stick in fridge for about 20 minutes or more until the chocolate hardens. If you want, decorate with nuts, other melted chocolates or candies. Just have fun!

Now, photos to go along with the directions!

Everyone in the swimming pool!

Swimming pool suddenly got hot...hot tub time!!

Yumm, this smelled so good!

Oh no! Half of them are naked!

Before they got dressed....

After!

After the chocolate clothing...dried? Hardened? Became touchable? Uh...yeah....

Look at that! Yummers!

These things are so amazing and yummy, I LOVE peanut butter. Reese's are my FAVORITE, ever want to befriend me? Give me a Reese. Not joking.

Anyways! I hope you all like this, and I hope you all enjoyed it (: