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Peanut Butter Ghosts

If you like Reese's ghosts you'll love our peanut butter ghosts! Covered in white chocolate these little ghosts are fun for Halloween! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword peanut butter, peanut butter cups, reeses, white chocolate
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
freezing 30 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings 20 ghosts
Calories 150kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp. butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-2 Tablespoons milk
  • 12 oz. white melting chocolate wafers
  • black sprinkles

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together (except for white chocolate and sprinkles) using an electric stand mixer until it forms a soft dough. Start with 1 Tablespoon of milk and add more, 1 teaspoon at a time if necessary.
  • Scoop peanut butter mixture with a small (1 Tbsp size) cookie scoop. Roll into a ball then form into a ghost shape (oval) and press down to flatten, slightly.
  • Place peanut butter ghosts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer for 30-45 minutes or until hard.
  • Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl (in the microwave) at 50% heat in 30-second intervals (stirring after each interval) until melted and smooth.
    DO NOT overheat or chocolate will not be usable.
  • Dip peanut butter ghosts in chocolate, tapping the fork against the side of the bowl to allow excess chocolate to drip off. Drag the bottom of the fork against the edge of the bowl to allow even more chocolate to dip off.
  • Set the ghost on the baking sheet lined with wax paper. Add sprinkle eyes immediately before the chocolate hardens. 
    If you find that the ghosts are softening and losing their shape while dipping, place them back into the freezer for 10 minutes to harden back up. You can also keep half in the freezer while you dip the others, then pull the remaining ones out of the freezer.
  • Allow chocolate to harden.

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Notes

You can also use white chocolate chips melted with a teaspoon of coconut oil mixed in, in place of the melting chocolate wafers.
You can add a small amount of shortening to your melting wafers if you find that it isn't thin enough for dipping.
Layer ghosts between pieces of parchment or waxed paper, in an airtight container, and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal