Football Shaped Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
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Football Shaped Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Description
Football Shaped Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls start with blending softened butter, creamy peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth. Powdered sugar is incorporated gradually until the dough becomes firm enough to handle by hand. The mixture is rolled first into balls and then shaped into footballs to fit the theme. After shaping, the peanut butter footballs are placed on waxed paper and coated with melted chocolate that includes shortening for a glossy finish.
The peanut butter base offers a rich, sweet, and creamy flavor, while the chocolate coating adds a smooth texture and chocolate taste contrast. The careful shaping into footballs makes them ideal for themed events, adding a playful touch. Decoration with white sparkle gel is used to imitate stitching details on the footballs.
These treats are served at room temperature and make convenient finger foods for parties. Because they do not require baking, they are suitable for making ahead and storing chilled. The chocolate coating helps maintain their shape and adds a finishing shine.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups peanut butter creamy
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 12 oz chocolate chips bag
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- wilton candy dipper
- wilton sparkle gel white color
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside.
- Mix peanut butter, butter and vanilla together in a large bowl.
- Slowly add one cup of powdered sugar to the creamy mixture, mixing well each time. By the time you get to the third cup of powdered sugar, the mixture will become very difficult to stir with a spoon. Take your rings off and start mixing with your hands.
- Once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated into the peanut butter mixture, you can start making your balls. Simply pinch off a small amount and roll between your hands to form a small ball. Then shape into footballs.
- Place the peanut butter footballs on the prepared cookie sheet with waxed paper.
- Once you have made all of your balls, melt your chocolate. My favorite way to do this is in the double boiler, but if you don’t have one, you can simply put a metal or glass bowl on top of a saucepan with about an inch of water in it. As the water in the saucepan begins to heat up, the steam will heat up your bowl and start melting your chocolate. Be sure to add the shortening to your chocolate – this will make covering your peanut butter balls with chocolate a lot easier.
- One at a time, drop your peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate. Lift the ball out of the chocolate with a fork or use the wilton candy dipper and then transfer it to the waxed paper.
- Once all of your peanut butter balls are coated, put the cookie sheet in the fridge for 15-30 minutes. This will ensure the chocolate coating is completely hardened.
- Use the Wilton sparkle gel in white to create laces on your football. Allow to dry and enjoy!
Notes
- Mix the peanut butter and butter thoroughly before adding powdered sugar for the best texture.
- When the dough becomes too stiff, knead by hand to combine powdered sugar fully.
- Use a double boiler or similar indirect heat to melt chocolate without seizing.
- Shape the balls firmly to hold the football form before dipping in chocolate.
- Decorate with white gel after chocolate coating sets for football detail.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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