Monster Eyes

Happy Halloween!!

To get everyone in the spirit- here is a picture of our cute carved pumpkin! :) As you can see Teddy was just overjoyed for the photo shoot ;)

I hope you’re all enjoying a spooktacular day filled with ghosts, goblins and goodies!! Here is a fun treat I brought into work to frighten my friends! Good thing they’re yummy so they came back for more!

MONSTER EYEBALLS 
(this recipe makes about 24)

What you need for the eyeballs:

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 stick of butter (softened)

1-2 cups of powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips or 6oz almond bark

1 tablespoon shortening

About 24 M&Ms

To makethe eyeballs:

1. Place your softened butter in a microwavable dish with the peanut butter and microwave for about 15 seconds. You want everything to be softened enough to blend easily.

2. Mix in the vanilla extract and 1 cup of powdered sugar; add more sugar if you think the mixture should be firmer. If the mixture is too soft at this point, pop it in the fridge for 10 minutes.

3. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper and roll the peanut butter mixture into small balls (I tried to shape mine a bit more like an eye with pointed ends)

4. Refrigerate for a half hour or pop in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.

While you wait, you can clean up and then start melting your chocolate.

5. Put the chocolate chips or chopped almond bark in a microwavable dish with the tablespoon of shortening (I really think this helps thin out the chocolate). 6. Microwave in 30 second increments; take it out and stir. Do this a few times until your chocolate is melted and smooth.

7. Now pull your eyeballs from the fridge (haha that sounds funny!) and using a toothpick, dip each one into the chocolate. It took me a few times to get this exactly the way I wanted it but if you roll it back and forth from front to back the shape of an eye will form.

8. Place an M&M in the middle of the of the ‘eye’ to make an iris.

ENJOY!!!

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