Peanut Butter Balls Recipe aka Buckeye Balls

A bowl filled with chocolate-dipped peanut butter buckeye balls.

5 from 3 votes

Peanut Butter Balls Recipe aka Buckeye Balls

Peanut butter buckeye balls are an easy, no-bake treat made with creamy peanut butter and dipped in rich chocolate. A classic, crowd-pleasing favorite!

Prep Time 15

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings dozen

Author Melissa Williams

Ingredients

¼ cup butter melted
1 ¾ cup powdered sugar
¾ cup peanut butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
7 oz Baker’s dark chocolate dipping chocolate

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the melted butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla. Beat on low with an electric mixer until fully combined.
1/4 cup butter, 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 3/4 cup peanut butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Using a cookie scoop (or a spoon), scoop the mixture and roll into approximately 1" to 1.5" balls. Place on your prepared pan and repeat until you’re out of mixture.
Put the pan of balls in the fridge for at least an hour to firm up.
Melt the chocolate according to the directions (30 seconds, stir, 30 seconds, stir).
7 oz Baker’s dark chocolate dipping chocolate
Use a toothpick to poke the balls, dip into the chocolate (I left the tops exposed), let any excess chocolate drip off, then place back on the parchment lined pan. Repeat until you’re done.
Place back in the fridge to allow the chocolate to set.
Once they were done, I removed all the toothpicks and smoothed over the hole marks.
Enjoy!

Notes

Peanut Butter Balls will keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in a fridge.
I use dark chocolate (Ghirardelli melting wafers or Baker's chocolate) but you can use semi-sweet or milk chocolate, if you prefer.
You'll want to use a commercial peanut butter like Jif or Skippy, not a natural peanut butter that will separate.

Adapted from Shugary Sweets

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