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Copycat Butterfinger Candy Bites
These Copycat Butterfinger Candy Bites are a healthier, corn syrup free, easy to make, delicious little bite of your favorite candy bar!
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Additional Time
40 mins
Servings: 16 balls
Calories: 190 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons raw cane sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1 1/3 cup wheat flakes see note
- pinch kosher salt
- 6 oz semi-sweet baker's chocolate 1 1/2 packages
Instructions
- Create Filling: In a small saucepan over medium-heat, add the honey and the sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring it all to a boil. Stir continuously and let boil for 1 minute. Add peanut butter and salt and continue to stir until well combined. Remove from heat. Add wheat flakes and mix well, crushing as you mix.
- Chill: Transfer the to bowl and chill the peanut butter filling in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Shape: Remove the bowl from the freezer and roll out 16 2 inch balls of the peanut butter mixture. Place on a baking sheet. Set a little bit of the mixture aside on the tray to use to crumble on top of the finished candy bites. Place tray in the freezer to chill for another 20 minutes.
- Melt Chocolate: Close to the 20 min mark, melt the chocolate by heating a small saucepan with water over high heat. Place a glass bowl over to saucepan and add the baker's chocolate to melt. Stir often until all of the chocolate has melted.
- Coat in Chocolate: Add a cooling rack to another baking tray. Remove tray of chilled peanut butter balls from the freezer and one at a time, dip the balls into the chocolate and coat. Use a fork to shake off excess chocolate and then place on the rack and then immediately sprinkle some crumbled frozen peanut butter mixture on top. Continue for all balls and then return to freezer for another 10 minutes for chocolate to set.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- Storage
- Storage
- Store these candy bites in and air tight container in the fridge or freezer.
- Substitutions
- Substitutions
- Raw cane sugar: You can also use granulated sugar.
- Honey: You can also use maple syrup, although that will adjust the flavor quite a bit.
- Wheat Flakes: I like to use Cascadia Farm Organic Raisin Bran and just pick out the raisins or you can use another Wheat Bran cereal or even just regular cornflakes.
- Melting Chocolate
- Melting Chocolate
- Instead of using a double boiler, you can also heat baker's chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for high on 30 seconds. Stir and heat for another 30 seconds until all the chocolate is melted.
- Instead of using a double boiler, you can also heat baker's chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl for high on 30 seconds. Stir and heat for another 30 seconds until all the chocolate is melted.
Nutrition Information
Calories
190kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Sodium
95mg
(4%)
Potassium
200mg
(6%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
82IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 190kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 95mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 200mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 82IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.