Description
A delightful combination of creamy peanut butter and smooth chocolate, these No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Buckeyes are a nostalgic treat that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.75 cups creamy peanut butter
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoons fine salt
- 3.25 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 11 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Instructions
- In a spacious mixing bowl, combine the creamy peanut butter and softened unsalted butter. Mix until fluffy and creamy.
- Incorporate the vanilla extract and fine salt, stirring until combined.
- Slowly add the sifted powdered sugar, stirring until fully combined.
- Roll the mixture into one-inch balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips with coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Remove chilled peanut butter balls from the fridge and dip each into the melted chocolate, leaving a small portion of the peanut butter exposed.
- Return the chocolate-coated buckeyes to the parchment-lined sheet and chill for another 20 minutes to set.
Notes
Use powdered sugar to maintain sweetness without graininess. Ensure the chocolate is smooth by adding coconut oil and chill well before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 buckeye
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg