Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2012

I made these for my fiance's Halloween work poutluck. These were so easy to make and form into eyeballs. They weren't sticky at all and I recommend putting them in the freezer before working with them. The only issue I had was working with the white chocolate- I will not blame the recipe for that! I overheated it and it wasn't liquidy-velvety smooth. I was, however, able to save it and the final product looked impressive and tasted delicious. My fiance brought home an empty container- that speaks for itself!

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mrs_frangipane

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Queens, New York, USA

Living In: Warrenton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2012

YAMMY candy..My 10 year old and I had so much fun making them.THANK YOU

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Alisa

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2012

Labor intensive, but very tasty and fun. Made them for my 22 year old daughter's Halloween party with her college friends. Added 2 cups crisp rice cereal to the peanut butter mixture. Everyone said that made them perfect. I found that making tem smaller, using approximately 1 tablespoon of mix, worked better for dunking int he white chocolate. Oh yeah, I used vanilla almond bark and liked the way it got harder to hold the eyeballs together. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Jimmyejohn

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2012

Easy and fun to make- though a bit messy. The effect was cool and they tasted great! definitely a hit at the halloween party!

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goochgirl

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2012

It was the hit of the party. The kids loved the way it looked and tasted. It wasn't difficult to make. I did use white candy coating instead of white chocolate the recipe called for.

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JBushon1

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2012

These were fun to make. Presentation is great. Got lots of compliments. The eyeball tastes like a Reese's with the peanut butter and white chocolate.

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Kim

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kerrville, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2012

I thought this recipe was good....however I have a few recommendations (some are similar to what others have said). 1.) I added almost an entire 3/4c. of graham cracker crumbs to give it some more texture--this will also help the peanut butter to stick together and not be overly gloopy. 2.) The eyes are VERY rich so keep them small. 3.) Use gel for the iris of the eye and black gel for the pupil if you want them to be more realistic. 4.) You'll need double the amount of white chocolate, no way does 12oz cover this. 5.) I kept stirring in 1tsp. vegetable oil into the white chocolate until I got it to be nice and runny. HINT: if you want the chocolate to be thin on the outside (which I recommend because they are quite sweet) the runnier you can get the white chocolate, the better! 5.) I just used red gel for the veins and scribbled it on...it wasn't perfect but looked fine. 6.) Use a strong toothpick to dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate. OVERALL: Good recipe. Would use again, but make sure you leave enough time as they definitely are time consuming. Great for Halloween though!

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MmmmILoveSweets

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2012

These are great. Author warns they are time-consuming and they are, but worth it.

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judaslover

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2012

these turned out pretty good! They were fun to make, fun to eat and tasted pretty good too. I used colored marzipan for the iris and pupils and a toothpick to make the red veins.

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Kate

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Big Pine Key, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2011

First candy I ever made and the grandkids loved it. (so did I). Its easy and has a wonderful melt in your mouth kind of texture. Its now an annual family "thing". I was a little worried when I started but the directions were clear and if you follow them, you'll end up making a hit!

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