Description
Irresistible no-bake peanut butter balls combine creamy peanut butter with chocolate for a quick sweet treat. Chocolate-drizzled morsels deliver rich flavor and delightful texture that satisfies chocolate and peanut butter cravings in one perfect bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (180 grams / 6.3 oz) crushed graham crackers or crushed pretzels
- 1 cup (240 grams / 8.5 oz) creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups (270 grams / 9.5 oz) semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup (120 grams / 4.2 oz) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (60 grams / 2.1 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or shortening (for smoother coating)
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Whisk peanut butter, softened butter, and powdered sugar in a large bowl until achieving a smooth, homogeneous blend.
- Structural Enhancement: Fold crushed graham crackers or pretzels into the peanut butter mixture, ensuring complete integration and creating a compact, moldable consistency.
- Form and Chill: Craft uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, placing them on a parchment-lined tray. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to solidify the texture and improve handling.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl, using short intervals and stirring to prevent burning. Gently dip each peanut butter ball using a fork, allowing excess chocolate to drip off for an elegant finish.
- Final Setting: Place chocolate-coated spheres back on the parchment sheet and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes until the chocolate shell hardens completely. Store in an airtight container within the refrigerator to maintain optimal flavor and texture.
Notes
- Control Mixture Consistency: Adjust powdered sugar or graham cracker crumbs gradually to achieve perfect moldable texture without becoming too dry or sticky.
- Prevent Chocolate Seizing: Melt chocolate slowly and carefully, using short microwave intervals and stirring consistently to maintain smooth coating without burning.
- Uniform Ball Formation: Use a small cookie scoop or consistently sized spoon to create equally sized peanut butter balls, ensuring even chilling and coating.
- Temperature Management: Keep ingredients slightly cool but not cold to help balls hold shape during rolling and prevent crumbling or excessive softness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg