Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe
By Ann
These delicious, no bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are simple to make! Your entire family will enjoy these simple candies. Indulge during the holidays, as a special treat, during snack time or anytime! This Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe will satisfy any sweet tooth.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 Minutes
Total Time: 50 Minutes
Ingredients:
• 18 oz Peanut Butter (smooth is used in this recipe)
• ¼ cup Butter
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 12 oz Semi- Sweet Morsels
Directions:
• Mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
• Stir until combined.
• Shape dough into approximately 1-inch balls and place on baking pan.
• Place in Freezer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Melt Semi- Sweet Morsels in a microwave for two minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
• Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate with toothpick letting the excess coating drip off.
• Return the chocolate coated peanut butter balls back pan until chocolate is firm.
• Store in a resealable bag in the refrigerator.
• Makes 24 Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
This Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe courtesy of BB! – Yummy Recipes was published on this blog in 2013 as part of my first 15 days of holiday sweets! The photos have been retaken.
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe Ingredients:
• 18 oz Peanut Butter (smooth is used in this recipe)
• ¼ cup Butter
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 12 oz Semi- Sweet Morsels
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe Mise en Place:
• 2 Bowls
• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula
• Toothpicks
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Recipe Directions:
• Mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
• Stir until combined.
• Shape dough into approximately 1-inch balls and place on baking pan.
• Place in Freezer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Melt Semi- Sweet Morsels in a microwave for two minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
• Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate with toothpick letting the excess coating drip off.
• Return the chocolate coated peanut butter balls back pan until chocolate is firm.
• Store in a resealable bag in the refrigerator.
• Makes 24 Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
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I have been making these for years and my mom, too! However we also put in 3 cups Rice Krispies crushed for a little texture.
We ad graham crack crumbs in the mix for texture too I am surprised to see this recipe this way does it work do they stay together?
thanks
Is it too early to make these for Christmas? If, not how should they be stored to keep fresh? Thanks
Dorothy, these are refrigerator storage, so I’d wait a bit before I made them. I probably wouldn’t make them for Christmas until the 17th.
Ann
I was wondering about that, if instead of smooth peanut butter if chunky would work. Anyone try it?
Can you tell me where I can find the 18oz peanut butter? I have look at food lion and walmart. The only thing I find is 16oz and 20 oz. Please help
Amy here are the sizes made by the manufacturers: Jif makes 15.5 or 27.3 oz (as of last July when they shrunk the jars), Peter Pan makes 16.3-, 28-, and 40-ounce jars, Smucker’s is 16oz, Skippy is now 12, 16.3, 28, 40 and 64oz.
The only jars I can find that is still 18oz is WalMart Great Value peanut butter (available in-store only, not online), Reese’s Peanut Butter
and Jif Natural
Both available online if you can’t find them in your local store.
Ann
This is what we call buckeye balls. And if you get a 20oz size jar then put all in but couple of spoonfuls. or just used the whole thing will not hurt anything,
My recipe for buckeye balls used burnt sugar extract ( not vanilla ). This was a family favorite of late husbands’ at Christmas.
How much Graham crumbs do i add?
Sherry this isn’t my recipe (it is a guest post), but I don’t see graham crumbs listed anywhere.
Ann
If you buy peanut butter in huge jars like we do (its much cheaper and we eat a LOT of peanut butter haha!). Just measure out 2 1/4 cups, even just two cups works just as well. I make these a lot for the holidays! 🙂
Yummy! Peanut butter balls are one of my favorite treats! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Anyone know the calorie count per ball?