Peanut Butter Balls – A Lovely Mess

These chocolate peanut butter balls (additionally known as Buckeye Balls) are scrumptious and really easy to make. The flavors of chocolate and creamy peanut butter make this the right autumn or Christmas dessert recipe. Begin a brand new custom, making this peanut butter balls recipe yearly! My kids love serving to. Who’s able to make some treats?

Associated: Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, Peanut Butter Bars, Peanut Butter Fudge, Chocolate Lined Strawberries.

Elements

• Peanut Butter – You should use creamy or crunchy peanut butter. I used crunchy this time.
• Softened Butter – Use salted butter.
• Powdered Sugar – For sweetness and texture. This makes the peanut butter balls soften in your mouth.
• Graham Cracker Crumbs – You may additionally use cookie crumbs.
• Milk
• Vanilla Extract
• Salt
• Melting Chocolate – You should use any sort of melting chocolate together with darkish chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate. I used Ghirardelli.

This recipe is so decadent and indulgent. Don’t skip the vanilla extract or the pinch of salt—it actually makes a distinction. I used darkish chocolate for mine and so they have been scrumptious.

The way to Make Peanut Butter Balls

In a stand mixer (or bowl), mix peanut butter and softened butter on medium pace till it’s easy.

Slowly add powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs, milk and vanilla extract to the peanut butter combination as you combine the batter at medium pace.

Roll the dough into balls and place them on a bit of parchment paper. Freeze the balls for at the least 10 minutes earlier than shifting on to the chocolate coating.

Use your microwave in 30-second intervals to soften the chocolate. Stir between every interval. As soon as the chocolate is totally melted, it’s time to dip.

Dip every ball midway into the chocolate, giving it a shake over the bowl to take away extra chocolate. Place it on a parchment paper lined baking sheet or cooling rack to harden. As soon as every half has hardened, dip the opposite half into chocolate. Watch out to cowl each a part of the ball with chocolate.

Lastly, use a spoon to drizzle chocolate excessive of every ball, making a textured design. Optionally, you can even add festive sprinkles to your peanut butter balls to match the vacation or event.

This recipe makes 20-25 balls relying on how giant you make them. In case you are a perfectionist, you need to use a dough scooper to measure out every ball. I personally wish to eyeball it.

Ideas For Making

• When you don’t have melting chocolate available, you possibly can soften chocolate chips or sweet bars to make use of as your chocolate coating.
• You might swap the graham cracker crumbs for cookie crumbs of any taste. Select peanut butter cookies for much more scrumptious peanut butter taste. They style similar to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Or select chocolate cookies to create a pleasant taste variation.
• When you don’t have a microwave, attempt a double boiler to soften your chocolate or use an electrical melting pot.
• If you wish to dip your balls multi functional step, attempt utilizing a spiral dipping instrument or a fork.
• Don’t like peanut butter? You should use any sort of nut butter together with almond butter, cashew butter and even cookie butter to make this recipe.
• Add festive sprinkles if you’re celebrating a vacation.

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