Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

These are great and very simple. My husband was wary of them, but I was curious, so I went ahead and tried it. He loves them! I had to use honey roasted peanuts since that is all I had, and they actually worked. I did not chop the peanuts, and some parts of the treat are hard to bite into, so if you have the time or are making them for a party, I would go ahead and break them down just a little for ease. But for us, it was fine.

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Jen120983

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Home Town: Rolling Prairie, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: May 18, 2008

This is so yummy. Perfect for that chocolate craving they have a nice crunch and chew and sweet/tangy. I used dark chocolate instead of milk, dried cranberries instead of raisins and the butter flavored shortening (they were all what I had on hand). They turned out wonderfully, the butter shortening actually added a nice subtle depth of flavor. Anyway, these totally took care of my chocolate craving!!

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TRINITY7

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2007

Yummy! I am 8 months pregnant and was craving something with chocolate and raisins...this was perfect. I didn't drop them into individual candies, but spread the mixture into a round cake pan. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Manny's Mom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: May 26, 2007

These are so yummy! I've made them for a party and I made them today for my friend's graduation reception. I substituted dried cranberries for raisins and threw in about a half cup of marshmallows. The first time I used milk chocolate, but the second time we didn't have any so I used semisweet chocolate chips and it tastes just as good. Thanks for this recipe. :)

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2007

No changes. Mmm Mmm good. Thanks!

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BABIDOLL02

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2006

Used roasted peanuts roughly chopped and it was great.

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2005

These were delicious but melted VERY quickly. I used peanuts instead of almonds and everyone liked them. Small is good.

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MissBethany

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Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2004

Instead of almonds I used peanuts. Yum!

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HOLLYJOLLY

Home Town: Bluewater, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2003

A wonderful homemade treat for chocoholics. These are really yummy, Noel. But why save them for Christmas. To a chocoholic, these would be good annyyytiiimmmeee! Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2003

These turned out really well, and couldn't be any easier to make. The chocolate didn't pool on the bottom, which happens to me a lot with this type of candy. They look very professional and pretty. And taste great! The only problem is that they melt awfully fast in your hand. I'm sure a more experienced candy maker would know how to resolve that.

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