Buckeye Balls Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    36 buckeyes

  • Calories

    256 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Buckeye Balls Recipe

Buckeyes are a classic Midwestern candy for a reason—they're a breeze to make, and they taste like peanut butter and chocolate heaven!

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Ingredients

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For the Peanut Butter Ball

  • 1 ⅔ cups creamy peanut butter not natural/unsweetened
  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar

For the Chocolate Coating

  • 8 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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Instructions

For the Peanut Butter Ball

  1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream together the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla extract until very smooth and fluffy.
  3. Add in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add as much powdered sugar as it takes for the mixture to form a non-sticky, but solid dough—about the texture of fresh-out-of-a-new-container Play-Doh. Depending on the oil content of your peanut butter, you might need as little as 3 cups of powdered sugar, or as much as 4. Remember, you can always add more powdered sugar, but you can’t take it out.
  4. Using wet hands, form the dough into 1 ½” smooth balls. Place the balls on the baking sheet. When all the balls are formed, pop the baking sheet in the freezer to set the balls while you make the chocolate coating.

For the Chocolate Coating

  1. In a double boiler on low or in a mixing bowl fitted over a small saucepan with simmering water on low heat, combine the chocolate and butter. Stir frequently until melted and smooth.
  2. Remove the peanut butter balls from the freezer, take a wooden toothpick, and insert it into the middle of one of the balls. Dip the ball in the chocolate about ⅔ of the way up the side of the ball. Return the ball to the baking sheet, dropping it off the toothpick. Repeat with the remaining peanut butter balls.
  3. To close the toothpick holes, dip a finger in water, and smooth over the hole. Once the chocolate is set, remove the buckeyes from the baking sheet, and store in an airtight container in the fridge. 

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1buckeye Calories 256kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 44g (15%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 2mg (1%) Sodium 60mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 41g (82%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36buckeyes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 256 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1buckeye
Calories 256kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 44g 15%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 41g 82%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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