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Peanut-Butter Wafer Truffles

Name: Peanut-Butter Wafer Truffles
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 cup fine vanilla-wafer crumbs; 3 tbsp peanut butter; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp water, plus teaspoons as needed; 2 tbsp sweetened cocoa drink mix

About 15 minutes, estimated · 4 portions · No cook

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Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe

Fine wafer crumbs provide structure for soft peanut-butter bites. They are closer to a freshly mixed sweet than a boxed truffle, with no chocolate shell or baking step.

Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. FCI Danbury Commissary List.

Make it

Equipment: Clean food-safe bowl or cup; spoon; measuring cup and spoons; a clean suitable utensil for any chopping.

Ingredients

1 cup fine vanilla-wafer crumbs
3 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp water, plus teaspoons as needed
2 tbsp sweetened cocoa drink mix

Method

Mix fine wafer crumbs with peanut butter and honey, pressing with the back of a spoon to distribute the fat.
Work in the measured tablespoon of water one teaspoon at a time. Stop when a small pinch holds together; use additional teaspoons only if the crumbs still will not bind.
Divide into twelve similar pieces and shape with clean hands or two spoons. The mixture should hold a soft ball without running.
Spread cocoa drink mix on a clean plate and roll the balls lightly in it. Serve three per portion fresh, or refrigerate promptly.

The useful detail

The goal is a cohesive crumb mixture, not a wet paste. If shaping is sticky, use spoons rather than flooding it with water.

When the store is different

Use graham-cracker crumbs for a less sweet base.

Serving & handling

Keep dry ingredients dry until assembly. Handle the moist finished mixture as perishable, even when the unopened packages were shelf-stable. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.

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Sources & editorial note

Federal Bureau of Prisons — FCI Danbury Commissary List, BOP. Official inventory, Connecticut. Source scope and limits.

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