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Easy Buckeye Recipe
Classic homemade Buckeye Peanut Butter Balls are a quick and easy, no-bake dessert made with creamy peanut butter dipped in dark chocolate. Just 4 ingredients and no oven time makes this a perfect kid-friendly candy recipe for the holidays!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 20 balls
Calories: 208 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 10 ounces dark chocolate melted
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together with a stand or hand mixer the softened butter and peanut butter until well combined. Slowly add in powdered sugar a little at a time until a dough-like consistency forms.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper and spray with cooking spray to make sure the buckeyes will not stick. Roll dough evenly into one inch balls and place on the paper. Place the baking sheet into the fridge for 30 minutes or the freezer for ten minutes
- While they solidify, make melted chocolate. In a microwave safe bowl or double boiler melt 10 ounces of chocolate. Using a toothpick or small skewer poke the buckeyes and place them into the chocolate, swirling them around in the chocolate,but leaving a peanut butter revealing circle around your toothpick. Place balls back on the parchment. Once all are covered in chocolate, place back into the fridge for at least one hour before serving.
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Notes
- You can store them in the fridge in a tight container for up to 1 week.
- Yes. You can freeze them in a freezer bag or container.
- Baking sheet
- Wax or parchment paper
- Skewers or toothpicks
- Mixing bowls
Nutrition Information
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
48mg
(2%)
Potassium
165mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
76IU
(2%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 165mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 76IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.