Description
Peanut Butter Monster Snacks are fun and colorful treats made by sandwiching creamy peanut butter between Ritz crackers, then dipping them in vibrant colored candy melts and decorating with candy eyeballs for a whimsical monster look. Perfect for parties, Halloween, or a playful snack.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Snack Ingredients
- 32 Ritz crackers
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Candy Coating
- 4 oz orange candy melts
- 4 oz green candy melts
- 4 oz purple candy melts
Decorations
- Candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Prepare Work Surface: Lay a piece of parchment paper onto a clean working surface or on a baking sheet to prevent sticking and make clean-up easier.
- Make Peanut Butter Sandwiches: Arrange 16 Ritz crackers on the parchment. Spread about a tablespoon of creamy peanut butter evenly on each cracker and top each with another cracker to create 16 sandwich crackers.
- Melt Purple Candy Melts: Place 4 oz of purple candy melts in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 20-second increments, stirring between each, until the melts are smooth and thin enough for dipping.
- Melt Orange and Green Candy Melts: Repeat the melting process separately for 4 oz orange and 4 oz green candy melts so you have three bowls with different colored melted candy melts ready for dipping.
- Dip Sandwiches: Using a fork, gently dip each peanut butter cracker sandwich into the melted candy melts, coating them fully. Then place them back on the parchment paper to set.
- Add Candy Eyes: While the chocolate coating is still soft, decorate the dipped snacks by pressing candy eyeballs onto them to create monster faces.
- Set and Serve: Let the chocolate coating fully harden at room temperature before serving to ensure the outer shell is firm and the candy eyes stay in place.
Notes
- Use parchment paper to prevent sticking and make cleanup easy.
- Microwave the candy melts in short increments to prevent burning.
- Ensure the candy coating is not too thick or too thin for an even dip.
- You can store the finished snacks in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- For a nut-free version, substitute peanut butter with sunflower seed butter and ensure candy melts are nut-free.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 snack
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
