Peanut Butter Truffles are rich, sweet, no-bake bites rolled in crunchy goodness! Pure peanut butter lovers bliss! Try for your next party!
Easy no-bake sweet treats like Buckeye Balls are a go-to Snack during the holidays. These simple peanut butter balls are just as easy and sweet, with a crunchy twist!
Sabrina’s Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe
Sweet chocolate peanut butter balls, aka Buckeye Balls, are one of the easiest and most addictive candies you can make! They are like little pops of chocolate peanut butter goodness, plus you don’t have to fire up an oven to make them. This version is just as easy to make and just as satisfying when you have a salty-sweet craving.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter , do not use natural
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips , melted
- 1/2 cup peanuts , minced finely
Instructions
- To your stand mixer add the powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla extract and salt on medium speed until well combined.
- Roll into 1 inch balls, dip in melted chocolate, top with crushed peanuts.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes to harden, then serve chilled.
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About this Recipe
These Creamy Peanut Butter Balls are perfect snacks after school or for a late-night treat that won’t keep you up all night. They are just sweet enough to count as a dessert, but the salty roasted peanuts and savory peanut butter keep them from being too sugary. If you want to make them less sweet, you can skip the chocolate coating. One of the best things about these is that they are made with simple ingredients you definitely have in your pantry. All you need to make these tasty homemade treats is smooth peanut butter, powdered sugar, softened butter, vanilla extract, chocolate chips, and salt. The crushed nuts are an extra touch, but these are still delicious without them.
Chef’s Note: Choosing the Right Peanut Butter
The key to these traditional truffles is, of course, using the right peanut butter. You don’t want natural peanut butter because the oils separate, but you can use chunky or smooth peanut butter, depending on how creamy you like it.
What to Pair With
These truffles are so easy to make that you can put the littlest bakers in charge. If you are doing an afternoon of holiday baking, why not let the kids shape the peanut butter balls? It will keep them occupied, and you all end up with a delicious sweet treat to snack on while you assemble your holiday gift baskets with other holiday favorites like Chocolate Truffles, Banana Bread, and Peanut Brittle.
How to Store
- Serve: Serve right away or chilled before serving, so they are firm. Don’t leave at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month. You can serve them cold or let them soften at room temperature for a few minutes.
- Freezer: Freeze on a baking sheet for an hour, then transfer balls to a freezer-safe bag. Freeze truffles for up to 6 months and enjoy frozen or thaw first.
Variations
- Nut Butter: You can use any nut butter instead of peanut butter, like almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter. You could also mix half and half, like half peanut butter and half hazelnut spread.
- Peanut Butter Coating: Give your Peanut Butter Truffles even more peanut butter flavor with a peanut butter Magic Shell Coating. Melt 1 cup smooth peanut butter chips, 5 tablespoons coconut oil, and 2 tablespoons white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Cool slightly and dip peanut butter balls with a fork until coated.
- Toppings: Whether you coat them in chocolate or not, you can roll them in all kinds of toppings like chocolate sprinkles, shredded coconut, crushed cookies, crushed candies, or powdered sugar. Drizzle with melted chocolate or Chocolate Ganache for even more chocolatey goodness!
- Mix-Ins: Add mini chocolate chips, crushed cookie pieces (like Oreo cookies), Reese’s pieces, chopped peanut butter cups, mini M&Ms, or chopped nuts to your peanut butter mixture for even more flavor.
- Cereal: You can add crispy rice cereal, like Rice Krispies or Cocoa Rice Cereal, for some texture. Also, try crushed graham crackers or quick oats in the peanut butter filling, too.
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This recipe is a must-try! We tried making this at home and we can’t get enough of it. It’s so easy to make and we had fun making it. Thanks, for this highly recommended recipe. We’ll surely make this on repeat.
Oh my goodness these were SO GOOD! I already can’t wait to make them again.
These peanut butter truffles were a great project for my daughter and I to make together. She loved getting to make a tasty treat for teacher gifts! We snuck a few before we packed them up for quality control and they were so delicious!