I totally cheated. I not only made buckeyes back in September, I posted them. I wasn't supposed to do that since Club: Baked was making them this week. I know I'm bad. But I'm going to pull the "Mom" card here. I went in search of chocolate treats to make my Mom for her birthday and I choose two from Baked Explorations. Marshmallow chocolate cups and buckeyes. They made a great birthday gift and I couldn't resist posting them a little early. Hopefully my fellow bakers will forgive me.
I really can't truly call my candies buckeyes since I didn't leave that classic exposed peanut butter eye on top. To be honest I think that buckeyes look totally unappealing. How do I say...they remind me of man parts...that I never imagined I would be mentioning on a food blog. I'm totally uncomfortable that I just said that. Maybe I'm a little prude, but I went with the fully covered up look, by dipping the entire candy in silky dark chocolate and drizzling a swirl of chocolate to pretty them up a bit.
No matter what these candies look like, I can say they are delicious. They are like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but better. The peanut butter filling has that sweet peanut butter flavor with a slightly gritty texture. Gritty in a good way. That texture comes from finely ground graham crackers which was something I didn't expect to find in this recipe. Dip in your favorite chocolate and try to resist the urge to eat them 3 at a time.
This recipe is most definitely a keeper and would make a great addition to your holiday goodie tray. It's easy to make and even easier to eat. To see how what real buckeyes look like, head over to the Club: Baked site and check out posts from my fellow bakers. To get the recipe head over to Karen's site, Cookies Cakes and More.
Enjoy!
I think they look better completely covered too but now that I checked out the actual buckeye nut on Crystals' blog, I see where they got their name and why the top is left exposed. Your photos are so elegant and pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think you are totally excused for covering up the unmentionables...
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful - perfect for the upcoming holidays.
I agree- they look great covered and even more fabulous with that chocolate swirl!
ReplyDeleteHa! Your post totally made me laugh, in a good way! I also made mine a while ago. I agree with the texture and I thought about completely covering them up because it just seems easier, especially since mine kept falling off the skewer! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are amazing! Thanks for baking along with me, even though you did it earlier! =P
ReplyDeleteI like this look Much better, sister! They look much more elegant and presentable and taste the same. I think in gifting these to people, in the future, I will do the complete dunk or a pb cup as you did. Nice job BF.
ReplyDeleteYour candies look beautiful!! Much more refined looking with them totally covered and with the swirl on top. Beautiful photos as well :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I love the swirl. I did the complete dunk, too!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I am cracking up at your description of the buckeyes - now that you mention it... I only made buckeyes for the first time a few weeks ago, and they were good, but I hate dipping things in chocolate so much I'm not sure if I'd make them again.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I can't wait to make the marshmallow chocolate cups. Your candies turned out great!
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