These Peanut Butter Balls are one of my favorite treats! They are super easy to make and you won’t believe how wonderful they taste. Maybe you will – anything peanut butter & chocolate is amazing, isn’t it?!
If you prefer a more nutty flavor and less sweet, why not try making these Peanut Butter Chocolate Buckeyes instead?
Ingredients:
2 cups of peanut butter
½ Cup of butter
4 ½ Cups of icing/confectioner’s sugar
3 cups of Crisped Rice Cereal
2 cups of chocolate chips
3 Tbsp. of shortening
Directions:
1. Melt the peanut butter and the butter together over medium heat. Do not boil.
2. Mix the icing sugar and crisped rice cereal together in a large bowl.
3. Pour the melted peanut butter into the bowl with the icing sugar and crisped rice cereal.
4. Mix together very well with your hands.
5. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
6. Cool in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
7. When the peanut butter balls are completely cooled, melt the chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler.
8. Dip each ball into the melted chocolate and place it back onto the cookie sheet.
9. Let the chocolate-covered balls cool and harden.
10. Melt different colored chocolate and place it into a disposable decorating bag. Decorate for any occasion.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Peanut Butter
- ½ cup Butter
- 4 ½ cups Confectioner's Sugar
- 3 cups Crisped Rice Cereal
- 2 cups Chocolate Chips
- 3 Tbsp Shortening
- Colored Chocolate Wafers (Optional)
Instructions
- Melt the peanut butter and the butter together over medium heat. Do not boil.
- Mix the icing sugar and crisped rice cereal together in a large bowl.
- Pour the melted peanut butter into the bowl with the icing sugar and crisped rice cereal.
- Mix together very well with your hands.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
- Cool in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- When the peanut butter balls are completely cooled, melt the chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler.
- Dip each ball into the melted chocolate and place it back onto the cookie sheet.
- Let the chocolate-covered balls cool and harden.
- Melt different colored chocolate and place it into a disposable decorating bag. Decorate for any occasion.