Easy Peanut Butter Balls
Who can resist peanut butter and chocolate together? These easy homemade peanut butter balls have a rich, creamy peanut butter center covered in delicious chocolate. They're perfect for holiday candy trays, homemade Christmas gifts, or whenever a sweet craving hits. Grab the recipe and make a batch!
Servings 3 -4 Dozen
Cost 15.00
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 double boiler
- 1 Electric mixer
- Dry Measuring Spoons
- Dry Measuring Cups
Ingredients
- 3-4 C Confectioners Sugar
- 1 ½ C Peanut Butter
- ½ C Unsalted Butter Softened
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ C Chocolate Chips Semi-Sweet or Milk
- ½ Block Paraffin Wax
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and unsalted butter until fully combined.
- Add powdered sugar a little at a time until you have a creamy, stiffer mixture.
- Cover mixture with plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
- Remove peanut butter mixture from the fridge and roll into 1" balls.
- Place peanut butter balls on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.
- Freeze until solid.
- Melt chocolate and paraffin wax in a double boiler. Keep warm as it will harden fast as it cools due to the wax.
- Using a toothpick in the center, dip one peanut butter into chocolate mix and place back on the wax paper.
- Allow to fully cool and harden then enjoy!
Notes
- If you want to make crispy peanut butter balls, add 1/2 cup Rice Krispie or 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs to the peanut butter mixture. Know this will change the texture and may require more peanut butter to get the correct consistency.