Mini Chocolate Peanut Cheese Balls Recipe

Here is an appetizing recipe from The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg using their All Natural Peanut Butter and Handcooked Virginia Peanuts. Both are available from The Virginia Marketplace.

Mini Chocolate Peanut
Cheese Balls

Ingredients:

• 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup Peanut Shop Natural Peanut Butter (smooth)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels, divided
• 1 cup finely chopped or crushed Peanut Shop Handcooked Virginia Peanuts (w/salt)
•  Apple slices, pear slices or graham cracker sticks
• Directions:
  Beat together the cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and brown sugar until well mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup mini chocolate morsels, reserving remaining chocolate morsels. Chill 30 minutes. Scoop and roll into 1-inch balls; place on a tray. Combine peanuts and remaining 1/4 cup mini chocolate morsels. Roll cheese balls in peanut mixture; chill 1 hour or until set. Serve with apple slices, pear slices or graham cracker sticks. Cover and store in refrigerator. 
  
  Makes: 24 mini cheese balls 
  
  Recipe tip: To crush peanuts, place in a heavy duty quart size self-sealing plastic bag. Crush peanuts with a rolling pin into small pieces.