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This Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls recipe is my favorite candy for the Holidays and so incredibly Easy to make! These are like little Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, but in ball form.
I’m pretty much a peanut butter fanatic and love making desserts using peanut butter including out Reese’s Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cups, No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. If you love peanut butter like I do, you definitely want to check these out.
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Made these today, and they are quickly disappearing. Made exactly as recipe states and they are delicious. This is the 3rd recipe I’ve tried and I won’t look any further because these are absolutely PERFECT!!!!
How To Make Peanut Butter Balls
These are a must for our Holiday cookie plates and the most requested. They are so simple to make and the kids can make these all by themselves. They might need a little bit of help on the dipping part, or things could get a bit messy.
Ingredients you will need…
- Creamy Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Butter
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- (optional) Vegetable Shortening or Coconut Oil
First, you make the peanut butter dough…
Then you form the dough into balls…
Next, you dip the balls into the melted chocolate…
Now the dangerous part. Try…just try to eat one. It’s incredibly difficult because these are melt in your mouth delicious!
Add Christmas sprinkles on top of the peanut butter balls for a festive Holiday look. It’s become a family tradition to make these for holidays and parties. These are are so great because it’s a quick and easy no-bake treat when your making a gazillion other goodies. It’s a guaranteed winner for the Christmas cookie tray.
Can You Freeze Peanut Butter Balls?
Yes! These will freeze perfectly. Make sure the balls are completely set (hardened back up) and line them in a tupperware container. Add a piece of wax or parchment paper on top and repeat until full. Seal the top.
How long do They last?
You can store in the freezer for up to 1 month.
You can also drizzle extra melted chocolate on top for a different look.
Peanut Butter Ball Tips:
- You can use any nut butters for this recipe. Almond butter, cashew butter, etc…
- Make sure the balls are chilled before dipping.
- We love these Chocolate Dipping Tools, but you can always use a fork for dipping. A toothpick will also work. Expect a bit of a mess, but it will work.
- You can melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30- second increments, or over a double boiler.
- You can use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy if you prefer. We also like to add in Rice Krispies sometimes for some texture.
- Add any type of holiday sprinkles, chopped peanuts, sea salt or whatever you prefer. It’s all good!
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 Tbsp salted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening or coconut oil, optional
Instructions
- Mix the peanut butter and softened butter together in a mixing bowl. Gradually stir in powdered sugar until fully combined. Cover and place in the fridge for about 15 minutes to firm up.
- Using your hands, shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet, cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (this will hold it's shape for dipping).
- Melt the chocolate chips according to package instructions.
- Using a fork, dip the peanut butter balls one at a time into the melted chocolate. Allow the excess chocolate to fall off. Place the chocolate balls onto wax paper, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Once you try this recipe for chocolate covered peanut butter balls, it will be your go to recipe! It’s SO GOOD!
What is the oil used for
Hi Jacke. You’ll use the shortening or coconut oil in the chocolate. It helps with the consistency and adds a little shine to the chocolate.
was curious – the pic of the homemade caramels was different than on the recipe,,,the pic looked like potato candy but was wondering if there was a recipe for a caramel version ? thanks
Hi Brenda. We have a homemade caramel recipe and a potato candy as well.
Very easy recipe to follow, but I used the measurements to make 72 balls and only got 30.
what is veg shorting for?
Hi Margaret. You’ll use the shortening or coconut oil in the chocolate. It helps with the consistency and adds a little shine to the chocolate.
am going to try to make them
Sounds good
If I cut the sugar in half will it just cut back on the sweetness? This will be way too much sugar for me, but I also want the recipe to turn out well. Thanks.
Hi Heidi. I think you could halve the sugar and still be able to roll them into balls. You could also substitute some of the powdered sugar for coconut flour or almond flour.
These tasted very good, but as soon as they were removed from the fridge they got sticky. Also, the instructions did not say when I was to use the coconut oil or vegetable shortening. I made 2 new batches, but on one, I used 1 oz of edible wax with the chocolate chips to dip them and the other, I used dipping chips from Micheals. On half of the last batch, I dipped them into peanut butter dipping chips, let them harden then melting 3 chocolate dipping chips I used a spoon to swing lines over the PB dipped balls, then melted 3 PB chips and used a spoon to swing lines over the chocolate dipped balls. The wax and the dipping chips came out firmer with no sticking. The PB filler was delicious in all 3 balls.
Were you using the shortening or oil in the peanut butter mixture or in the chocolate to make it shiny ?/
Hi Sandy. You’ll use the shortening or coconut oil in the chocolate as an updated version to paraffin wax. It helps with the consistency and adds a little shine to the chocolate.
Can you use regular chocolate chips
Hi Susan. Really any chocolate chips will work depending on your taste. We’ve made them with semi-sweet, milk chocolate and dark chocolate chips.