Old-Fashioned Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls
These old-fashioned buckeye balls are creamy, chocolate-dipped proof that holiday greatness requires zero baking and even less effort.
Servings 48
Calories 216kcal
Ingredients
Peanut Butter
- 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter do not use natural peanut butter or the kind with oil floating on the top
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 5 cups powdered sugar
Chocolate Coating
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 2 cup dark chocolate candy melts
- 1 ½ tablespoons coconut oil may use crisco shortening or other light vegetable oil.
Instructions
Peanut Butter
- Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt until very smooth and creamy. If you rub a little between your fingers there should be no granules.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar.
- Beat until the mixture holds together and is smooth.
- Roll into 1-½ inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Freeze for 20 minutes. You can also cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Chocolate Coating
- Mix the chocolate chips and candy melts.
- Melt in the microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring after every interval.
- Continue until the chocolate is creamy and smooth.
- If the chocolate seems too thick you may add a little coconut oil, a teaspoon at a time until you get the right consistency. Stir in until completely blended.
- Insert a toothpick into the top of the chilled peanut butter balls.
- Dip it in the chocolate coating leaving a circle of peanut butter at the top that is not covered with chocolate.
- Allow excess chocolate to drizzle off for a few seconds.
- Place it on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Smooth out the hole where the toothpick was with the flat side of a knife.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Storage:
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to three weeks or freeze for up to three months. Thaw frozen peanut butter buckeye balls in the fridge overnight before serving.
Tips:
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- Sift powdered sugar if lumpy.
- Make sure your butter is softened to room temperature.
- If you need to thin out the melted chocolate, use refined coconut oil so you don’t get a coconut flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 0.3mg
