Description
Indulgent “Peanut Butter Delights” offer a luxurious dance of creamy richness and sweet nostalgia. Chocolate-drizzled morsels promise a blissful escape that will transport taste buds to pure comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons (90 milliliters) butter, melted
- 2 cups (240 grams) powdered sugar
Flavoring and Coating:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
- Dipping chocolate of choice
Instructions
- Create a homogeneous base by whisking melted butter with vanilla extract in a spacious mixing vessel until thoroughly blended.
- Gradually incorporate peanut butter into the butter mixture, stirring meticulously to ensure a consistent texture and eliminate any potential lumps.
- Introduce powdered sugar incrementally while continuously stirring, transforming the mixture into a dense, malleable dough that holds its shape when manipulated.
- Using clean hands, delicately craft uniform spherical portions from the prepared dough, applying gentle pressure to maintain compact integrity.
- Arrange the crafted spheres onto a chilled baking tray, maintaining equal spacing between each orb to prevent accidental merging.
- Transfer the tray to the freezer, allowing the peanut butter spheres to solidify and develop a firm structural consistency for approximately half an hour.
- Meanwhile, gently melt chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring periodically to achieve a smooth, glossy liquid state.
- Extract the frozen peanut butter spheres and systematically immerse each one completely into the molten chocolate, ensuring total coverage and minimal dripping.
- Carefully place the chocolate-enrobed spheres back onto the chilled tray, permitting excess chocolate to gracefully cascade and settle.
- Allow the confections to set at ambient temperature or expedite the process by returning them to the refrigerator until the chocolate coating hardens completely.
Notes
- Prep these delightful treats in just 20 minutes with minimal kitchen equipment.
- Freezing the peanut butter balls helps chocolate coating adhere smoothly and creates a perfect texture.
- Use high-quality chocolate like dark or milk varieties for rich, decadent flavor variations.
- Store finished Peanut Butter Delights in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Customize by sprinkling sea salt, crushed nuts, or colorful sprinkles on wet chocolate coating.
- Make ahead and freeze uncoated balls for convenient last-minute dessert preparation.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 20
- Calories: 115
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 5mg