Braces-friendly Halloween Treats!

Although you should avoid a lot of the Halloween candy during your treatment, these ghoulish little eyeballs are braces-friendly! Remember to steer clear of caramel, bubble gum, licorice and hard candy but soft things like melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and peanut butter cups are A-Okay! Print this recipe (with the picture) and pass them out to your little goblins (patients). It gives them something fun to go home and make!

Peanut Butter Eyeballs
? c. butter, completely softened
2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1 c. creamy peanut butter
1 ? c. toasted rice cereal (like Rice Krispies)
12 oz. white chocolate
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil Food coloring (two colors)

Directions:
1. Combine the butter, powdered sugar, and peanut butter in a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until well combined. (If you don’t have an electric mixer, this can be done by hand.)
2. Mix in the toasted rice cereal; Using your hands, form into ? oz. balls (the size of a large marble) and refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour).
3. Place the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt, adding vegetable oil partway through. After all chocolate is melted, stir until smooth.
4. Dip the balls, one at a time, into the melted white chocolate mix using a fork to roll them around so they are entirely coated; Remove them from the chocolate and set on a waxed paper lined sheet pan. Chill to set up (about 30 min.)
5. Separate remaining white chocolate into two bowls and add 1-2 drops of food coloring to tint each bowl a different color
6. Reheat chocolate if necessary, and using a small spoon, place a dollop of the colored chocolate on each eyeball to make an iris. Use a smaller drop of the contrasting color for the pupil.
7. Let the chocolate set; place balls in individual mini muffin papers and serve. Makes 36 peanut butter eye balls.

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