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Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls Recipe
These delicious chocolate peanut butter balls have only 4 ingredients and they come together in minutes for the ultimate cookie treat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 200 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed corn flakes
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 cups melting/dipping chocolate wafers
Instructions
- In a large bowl thoroughly mix the crushed corn flakes, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. You can start by mixing with a spoon, but you will need to get in there and mix with your hands. Feel free to do this part in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on low speed.
- Take about 1 tablespoon or a bit more and roll them into balls and set them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
- Add 2 cups of the chocolate wafers to a heat safe bowl and place it over a pot of simmering water over low heat and temper the chocolate until it is melted, which takes about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and mix in the remaining 1 cup of chocolate using a rubber spatula until melted.
- Adding one peanut butter ball at a time to the melted chocolate bowl and completely coat it using two spoons to help move it around and then set aside on a sheet of parchment paper. Repeat the process until all the balls have been dipped.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make these up to 3 days ahead of time.
- How to Store: You can keep these covered at room temperature for up to 1 week. Chill the covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. These will freeze amazingly well covered in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- These are fantastic eaten frozen straight from the freezer.
- Feel free to make the chocolate balls whatever size works for you and your family.
- Merckens or Wilton dipping/melting chocolate works best for this recipe (the highlighted words are affiliate links).
- To melt the chocolate in a microwave, add 2/3 of the chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute. Stir and return to the microwave and heat for :30 seconds. Repeat in 30-second bursts until it is completely melted. Finish by stirring in the remaining 1/3 of chocolate until mixed in and melted.
- You can substitute out milk chocolate for dark chocolate.
- Be sure to not let any water into the bowl of chocolate while tempering it or else it will seize up.
Nutrition Information
Calories
200kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
150mg
(6%)
Potassium
104mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
211IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 200kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 150mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 211IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.