Description
These Peanut Butter Balls are rich, creamy, and coated in smooth chocolate for the ultimate no-bake treat. Made with peanut butter, powdered sugar, and butter, they’re sweet, soft, and incredibly easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
Optional
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil – helps create smoother melted chocolate
- ¼ cup crushed graham crackers – adds texture to the filling
- ¼ cup crispy rice cereal – gives the balls a light crunch
- Pinch of sea salt – enhances the sweet chocolate flavor
- Sprinkles or crushed nuts – for decorating the chocolate coating
Instructions
1️⃣ Make Peanut Butter Mixture
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, softened butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.
- Stir until a thick dough forms.
2️⃣ Shape Balls
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of mixture.
- Roll into small balls using your hands.
- Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
3️⃣ Chill
Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes until firm.
4️⃣ Melt Chocolate
- Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
5️⃣ Dip
- Dip each peanut butter ball into melted chocolate.
- Place back on parchment paper.
6️⃣ Set
Refrigerate 10–15 minutes until chocolate hardens.
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT30M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 peanut butter ball
- Calories: 120 Kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg