Butterscotch BonBons

 Butterscotch BonBons

    I wanted to make something sweet to take to work this week and this is what I tried.  The recipe is in 1959's The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook. The recipe uses butterscotch pudding mix, hence the name, but you could easily make these with chocolate or vanilla.  It does call for peanut butter and nuts (I used peanuts), so skip this recipe if you have a nut allergy.  I also added some generic Rice Krispies cereal, because I thought the mix was a little sticky. I liked how these turned out and everyone at work liked them. 

Ingredients: 

2 pkgs instant butterscotch pudding mix (the small box which is about 3 oz)

1 cup chopped dates or nuts (I used chopped peanuts)

1/2 cup peanut butter (I used smooth, since I was adding chopped peanuts)

1/2 cup light cream (I used half & half, which may be partly why the dough was so sticky)

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips or 10 squares candy-making chocolate (Use chocolate bark like I did; you could do vanilla bark also)

1/2 cup Rice Krispies (brand or generic)

vegetable shortening

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except the chocolate chips/chocolate bark/candy-making chocolate. Ensure all ingredients are well combined. After this step, I felt the dough was too sticky, so I stirred in 1/2 cup of generic Rice Krispies. Melt your chocolate chips/chocolate bark with a little bit of shortening to help with thinning the melted chocolate. You'll stir all the melted stuff together. Use a spoon to scoop out a bit of dough and roll into balls (1 inch or so). Dip carefully into chocolate, coating the ball and placing it gently on a tray with lightly greased (I used a spritz or so of cooking spray) parchment paper or waxed.  paper. When you've dipped all of the balls, place your tray in the refrigerator to set. When you're ready to serve, remove tray from the refrigerator and break off any little odd bits from the bottom of the balls. 

Enjoy!

Butterscotch BonBon

A bowl of balls (lol). Butterscotch BonBon balls.