🍫🥜 Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are a sweet, bite-sized treat made from peanut butter, chocolate, and often crushed cookies or powdered sugar. They’re easy to make, indulgent, and perfect for snacks, parties, or holidays.
Key Ingredients
- Peanut butter – creamy or chunky, depending on preference
- Powdered sugar – adds sweetness and helps firm the mixture
- Butter – optional, adds richness
- Chocolate – for coating (milk, dark, or white chocolate)
- Optional: crushed graham crackers, rice cereal, or sprinkles
How to Make Them
- Mix the filling
- Combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, and butter (if using) until smooth and firm enough to shape.
- Optional: fold in crushed cookies or cereal for texture.
- Shape into balls
- Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on parchment paper.
- Chill
- Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes to firm up.
- Coat in chocolate
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler or microwave.
- Dip each ball in chocolate, then place back on parchment paper.
- Set
- Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens, about 30 minutes.
Serving Ideas
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container
- Serve at parties, as a snack, or as a holiday treat
- Optionally, drizzle with white chocolate or sprinkle with crushed peanuts for decoration
Tips
- Use good-quality chocolate for the best flavor
- Chill the balls before dipping to prevent them from melting
- Can be made ahead of time and stored for up to 2 weeks in the fridge
I can also give a super-easy 5-ingredient version of chocolate peanut butter balls that’s ready in under 30 minutes if you want.
