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Peanut Butter Balls
These Peanut Butter Balls are one of the easiest treats to make, and they only use 5 ingredients! Share with family and friends or eat them all yourself!
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Peanut Butter Balls are truly one of the simplest candies to make. Just five ingredients combine to make this delicious truffle confection. Chocolate coated, peanut butter filled, with a crispy rice crunch: yum!
Homemade Peanut Butter Balls are similar to Buckeyes, with the major difference being that Buckeyes are not completely coated in chocolate. These Peanut Butter Balls also have crispy rice cereal inside! This adds texture to the otherwise smooth confection.
This easy, no-bake recipe for Peanut Butter Balls is so fast and fun to make. Little helpers would love to help dip the balls in chocolate. You may end up with a few less of the finished product, however. To be fair, any peanut butter and chocolate lover would have a hard time not popping one of these treats into their mouths - chilled or not!
Peanut Butter Balls Ingredients
- Crispy rice cereal
- Smooth peanut butter
- Powdered sugar
- Butter
- Chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Balls are dipped in melted chocolate and look like truffles. Use your favorite chocolate to pair with peanut butter: dark, semi-sweet, milk, or even white chocolate. Add sprinkles on top for a festive holiday look!
Bite through the rich chocolate exterior, and inside you’ll find creamy peanut butter filling. Peanut butter and powdered sugar make a sweet, nutty, and fluffy mixture much like the inside of a peanut butter cup. Essentially, Peanut Butter Balls have all the same components, but you don’t need any special molds.
How to Make Peanut Butter Balls
FIRST STEP: Place cereal in a baggie and use a rolling pin to crush it.
SECOND STEP: In a medium bowl add peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar.
THIRD STEP: Add the crushed cereal to the top of the ingredients.
FOURTH STEP: Mix ingredients until completely combined. It should form a dough-like ball.
FIFTH STEP: Roll into small balls. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
SIXTH STEP: Melt chocolate chips in the microwave ⅔ cup at a time. Add a splash of corn oil to melted chocolate, if needed, to thin it out.
SEVENTH STEP: Roll balls in melted chocolate and place on parchment paper.
EIGHTH STEP: Add sprinkles and gingerbread men candy while the chocolate is still wet, optional.
NINTH STEP: Ready to eat when chocolate is set! You can pop them in the fridge to help speed up this process if you'd like.
Cooking Tips
You can use any nut butter for this recipe: almond, cashew, etc.
Chill the peanut butter balls before dipping.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after, or use a double boiler. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.
Use a fork to dip the balls in chocolate.
Storing this Recipe
Once the balls are completely set, you can freeze them by layering them in a Tupperware container with parchment paper. Freeze for up to 1 month.
Peanut Butter Balls
These Peanut Butter Balls are one of the easiest treats to make, and they only use 5 ingredients! Share with family and friends or eat them all yourself!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup butter , room temperature
- 1 bag chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
- Place cereal in a baggie and use a rolling pin to crush it.
- In a medium bowl add peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar.
- Add the crushed cereal to the top of ingredients.
- Mix ingredients until completely combined. It should form a dough-like ball.
- Roll into small balls. Place in fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave ⅔ cup at a time. Add a splash of corn oil to melted chocolate, if needed, to thin it out.
- Roll balls in melted chocolate and place on parchment paper.
- Add the sprinkles and gingerbread men candy while the chocolate is still wet, optional.
- Ready to eat when chocolate is set! You can pop them in the fridge to help speed up this process if you'd like.
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Notes
You can use any nut butter for this recipe: almond, cashew, etc.
Chill the peanut butter balls before dipping.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after, or use a double boiler. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.
Use a fork to dip the balls in chocolate.
Nutrition
Serving: 30g | Calories: 2452kcal | Carbohydrates: 278g | Protein: 69g | Fat: 133g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 1274mg | Potassium: 1819mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 223g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 6mg
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