Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Footballs are a fun game day treat. Creamy peanut butter shaped footballs dipped in dark chocolate and topped with white chocolate "laces", these easy footballs are the perfect tailgate dessert!
vegetable oil or coconut oil if needed to thin the chocolate
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set it aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter and butter and beat together until combined.
Add in the powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla. Beat until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. The mixture may be crumbly but should hold together when pressed. If it is too crumbly, you can add some more peanut butter. If it is too liquidy, you can add some more powdered sugar.
Scoop approximately 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter mixture and form it into a football/diamond shape. Place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat until out of mixture then cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until firm, approximately one hour.
Once chilled, in a small microwave safe bowl, melt the dark chocolate by heating in 30 second increments. Heat, stir, heat, stir until fully melted and smooth. If too thick, you can add a bit of coconut oil or vegetable oil to thin it.
Dip the chilled peanut butter balls into the dark chocolate, letting the excess drip off, then place back onto the baking sheet.
Let them set at room temperature, or move to the fridge to speed up the process.
To another small microwave safe bowl, melt the white chocolate in 30 second increments - heat, stir, heat, stir - until smooth. Fill a pastry bag or a zip top bag with the melted chocolate, snip the tip, then pipe the "laces" onto the footballs.
Let set again, either at room temperature or in the fridge.
Notes
Best served chilled and can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for about a week. Footballs can be stored in the freezer for up a month.Brown candy melts can be used in place of dark chocolate, but taste will be affected.Use either white chocolate or white candy melts for the laces.