Description
Homemade peanut butter delights combine rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter in a quick, no-bake dessert. Sweet morsels deliver comfort and indulgence with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (240 grams / 8 oz) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (240 grams / 8 oz) peanut butter
- 6 tbsps (90 milliliters / 3 fluid oz) butter, melted
- 1 tsp (5 milliliters / 0.17 fluid oz) vanilla extract
- Dipping chocolate of choice
Instructions
- Preparation: Melt butter with vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl, blending thoroughly until smooth and integrated.
- Dough Formation: Fold peanut butter into the butter mixture, stirring carefully to create a consistent, lump-free texture. Gradually add powdered sugar while mixing, transforming the mixture into a firm, moldable dough that holds its shape.
- Shaping: Gently roll the dough into uniform, compact spheres using clean hands, ensuring each ball is tightly packed and consistent in size.
- Chilling: Arrange the dough balls on a chilled baking sheet, spacing them evenly. Freeze for 30 minutes to solidify and stabilize the spheres.
- Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring periodically to achieve a glossy, smooth consistency. Remove frozen peanut butter balls and fully submerge each one in the molten chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Setting: Place chocolate-covered spheres back on the chilled tray, allowing them to set at room temperature or expedite the process by returning to the refrigerator until the chocolate coating hardens completely.
Notes
- Butter Blending Technique: Whisk melted butter and vanilla extract thoroughly to create a smooth, homogeneous base that ensures even flavor distribution.
- Peanut Butter Integration: Stir peanut butter gradually and meticulously to prevent lumps, creating a consistently smooth mixture that impacts the final texture.
- Dough Consistency Check: Knead powdered sugar slowly until the mixture becomes dense and moldable, testing by forming a compact ball that holds its shape without crumbling.
- Chocolate Coating Pro Tip: Use room temperature chocolate for even coating and maintain a steady dipping motion to achieve a professional, smooth chocolate shell that fully covers each peanut butter sphere.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg