Yield: 36 balls
Buckeye Balls
These perfect buckeye balls are a sweet, creamy rich peanut butter ball dipped in dark chocolate to form a hard exterior. This no bake recipe is perfect for Christmas and eating one just won't be enough because they are so yummy!
Prep Time
1 hour
Chill Time
3 hours
Total Time
4 hours
Ingredients
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 1 c peanut butter, room temperature
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 c powdered sugar (300g), sifted
- Pinch of salt
- 5.5 ounces Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Wafers *see notes
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Sift the powdered sugar and mix into the bowl. Mix for 2-3 minutes, let everything come together. It will look crumbly, you can use a spatula to press it together.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop out even amounts and roll into a ball using the palms of your hands. Set the rolled peanut butter balls onto a parchment lined backing sheet. Stick a toothpick in to the top. Freeze for 1 hour.
- Melt the chocolate wafers in a double boiler. The water should be steaming but not boiling. Transfer the chocolate to a short cup.
- One by one, holding on to the toothpick dip the peanut butter balls straight down in to the chocolate, leaving the very top un-dipped to expose the peanut butter ball. Gently shake off any excess chocolate (or else you will have pools of chocolate when setting them down).
- Place back on the parchment paper lined baking sheet. Once you have dipped everything, place the baking sheet into the fridge to chill for 2 hours.
Notes
Best tasting after 24 hours of chilling.
5.5 ounces of chocolate will cover all the peanut butter balls, however, you will need to use more so that when you dip the last one there is still enough chocolate in the cup. I like to use 10 ounces then chill whatever is left and use for another time.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 115Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 83mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 2g
This information comes from online calculators. Although moderncrumb.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.