Me ol' Mum

For years up until she passed away a few years ago, my mom would send us a big container of Peanut Butter Balls at Christmas time, because they were always one of my favorite treats that she made. And in later years it was also an extra incentive for her that one of my sons loved them as much as I did (the other is not so big on peanut butter)

Here is her recipe - we made it with pecans instead of walnuts - and I think it was a good change.

• 1 cup nuts ( 100g ), crushed smallish
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup crisp rice cereal
• 1 tablespoon butter