Description
Irresistible nutty peanut butter balls dance with sweet chocolate and creamy textures that promise pure dessert magic. Quick homemade treats deliver indulgent bliss you’ll savor with every delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate and Coating:
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or shortening
Peanut Butter Base:
- 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Candy Addition:
- 1.5 cups crushed Reese’s Pieces
Instructions
- Craft a velvety base by whipping peanut butter, softened butter, and vanilla extract until silky and homogeneous in texture.
- Incrementally introduce powdered sugar, blending until the mixture transforms into a cohesive, malleable dough.
- Delicately fold crushed Reese’s Pieces throughout the mixture, ensuring uniform distribution of crunchy fragments.
- Methodically form compact, spherical portions approximately 1-inch in diameter, positioning each carefully on a parchment-lined tray.
- Rapidly chill the formed balls in the freezer for 20-30 minutes, allowing them to solidify and maintain structural integrity.
- Create a glossy chocolate coating by microwaving chocolate chips and coconut oil in brief 30-second bursts, stirring between intervals until achieving a smooth, liquid consistency at 110°F.
- Utilize a toothpick to delicately immerse each frozen ball into the molten chocolate, ensuring complete coverage and allowing excess to cascade back into the bowl.
- While chocolate remains liquid, sprinkle additional crushed Reese’s Pieces atop each ball for textural enhancement and visual appeal.
- Refrigerate coated balls for approximately 30 minutes at 40°F, permitting the chocolate to solidify completely.
- Store the finished confections in an airtight container within the refrigerator, where they will maintain peak quality for up to two weeks.
Notes
- Chill the peanut butter mixture thoroughly before shaping to prevent sticky hands and ensure clean, uniform balls.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother mixing and easier blending of peanut butter and powdered sugar.
- For gluten-free version, verify all ingredients are certified gluten-free, especially Reese’s Pieces and chocolate chips.
- Keep balls small and bite-sized for easier coating and more controlled chocolate coverage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 36
- Calories: 173
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 37 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg