Peanut Butter Balls Made In 10 Minutes With Only 4 Ingredients

These bite sized peanut butter balls are coated in a rich layer of chocolate on the outside, and they have a soft, chewy peanut butter filling on the inside. They're the perfect balance of sweet, nutty, and chocolatey, and they're made with just 4 simple ingredients. Best of all though, this peanut butter balls recipe requires no baking, so they're ready to eat in a flash!

The Best Peanut Butter Balls

These homemade peanut butter balls are the kind of snack you'll keep coming back to over and over again. I mean, they're perfectly bite-sized, have a sweet and salty creamy peanut butter filling, and are coated in a decadent layer of milk chocolate, what's not to love?!

They're basically a Reese's peanut butter cup, just in ball form. So, if you love Reese's you're almost guaranteed to love these. And just like the candy, once you have one of these peanut butter balls, you can't help but have them all!

But these chocolate peanut butter balls aren't just delicious, though, they're super easy to make. All you need are 4 super basic ingredients and 10 minutes to make 'em.

Honestly, the hardest thing about making these easy peanut butter balls is stopping yourself from making more! But you'll probably need to, especially if you're serving these around the holidays, because everyone will be obsessed with them! At least they always are at our house.

By the way, if you love no bake desserts as much as I do, these cookie dough bites and Oreo balls are a couple of other no bake recipes you'll want to try next. Honestly, they're just as delicious as these no bake peanut butter balls are!

Ingredients

As I mentioned, 4 ingredients are all you need to make these chocolate peanut butter balls.

And there's a good chance you have most - if not all - of them in your pantry already!

Anyway, here's everything you need to make these chocolate peanut butter balls:

• ½ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• 3 tbsp. Salted Butter, softened
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips (or melting chocolate)

Pretty common stuff, right?

Ingredient Substitutions

When it comes to the creamy peanut butter filling, you can use your favorite peanut butter! Natural peanut butter, crunchy peanut butter, and even other kinds of nut butter like almond butter or sunflower seed butter will work great in this recipe.

As for the chocolate coating, I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can also use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. White chocolate chips can also work, but take note that it melts quicker than other kinds of chocolate.

Oh, and make sure you use powdered sugar and not granulated sugar. Otherwise, the peanut butter filling will end up with a completely different texture. With that said though, if you only have granulated sugar, you can actually blend it in a blender - or food processor - to make powdered sugar. So, give that a shot if that's all you've got.

By the way, if you're a chocolate and peanut butter fiend like me, you definitely have to try this 2-ingredient chocolate peanut butter fudge and this no bake peanut butter pie recipe. You can use a lot of the same ingredients from this recipe to make those!

How to Make Peanut Butter Balls

So, as you know by now, this simple peanut butter balls recipe is really easy to make!

Honestly, no bake recipes don't get any easier than this one. The only "cooking" here is melting the chocolate in the microwave, then you just have to mix and dip. Yup, that's all you have to do!

By the way, this recipe makes about 6 Reese's peanut butter cups balls, so you can easily double - or triple - the recipe to make more if you're serving these at a holiday party.

Anyway, now let's get into the steps for this recipe!

Step 1: Make the Peanut Butter Filling

First, combine the peanut butter, salted butter, and powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) in a bowl.

Then, use a rubber spatula - or wooden spoon - and mix everything together until a thick dough forms. Once the dough takes shape use your hands to form about 6 evenly-sized peanut butter balls out of the smooth peanut butter mixture.

Step 2: Making the Chocolate Coating

Once your peanut butter balls are good to go, you can get started on the chocolate.

First, add the semi sweet chocolate chips (or dark chocolate chips) to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 20-second increments until fully melted. Oh, and if you're using melting chocolate, add them to the bowl at this time.

After every increment, stir the chocolate with a rubber spatula - or spoon - to make sure everything you can melt chocolate chips evenly. 

Step 3: Coat the Peanut Butter Balls

Lastly, dip each one of the peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate and coat them completely in the chocolate.

Scoop them out with a spoon and place them back on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper to set for a few minutes and let the excess chocolate drip off. I like to pop them in the freezer at this point to get them to set as fast as possible.

Then, once the chocolate has hardened, serve and enjoy!

How to Store Peanut Butter Balls

So, this recipe for peanut butter balls will make 6 peanut butter balls, but you can really as many as you want. Everyone always eats them up in a flash, so I definitely recommend doubling, tripling, or quadrupling this recipe!

Also, they keep really well. So, if you have leftovers, you can store them in either the fridge or freezer to enjoy 'em in the following day's/months. 

With that said, to store them in the fridge, just put the peanut butter balls in an airtight container and they'll stay good for up to 2-3 weeks.

You can also freeze these Reese's peanut butter cups balls in a freezer-safe container - or bag - for up to 6 months. The best way to freeze them is on a parchment paper lined baking tray first, then transfer them to the container/bag for storing.

Then, before eating the frozen peanut butter balls, you'll want to thaw them in the refrigerator overnight - or at room temperature for a few minutes - to soften them up.

FAQs About This Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

What are peanut butter balls made of?

Peanut butter balls are typically made of peanut butter, salted butter, and powdered sugar. Those ingredients are then combined and rolled into a ball form, chilled to set, and usually - but not always - coated with chocolate.

With that said, other peanut butter ball recipes use rice Krispies - or other crushed cereal - to make the base. But, those same recipes are pretty much always either completely - or partially - covered in chocolate.

Do peanut butter balls need to be refrigerated?

It's important to refrigerate peanut butter balls because the peanut butter in the filling tends to soften at room temperature. Refrigerating them helps keep their form and texture, and I think they just taste better chilled too!

What do I do if my peanut butter balls are sticky?

If your peanut butter balls are too sticky even if you let them set in the fridge - or freezer - you might want to add more powdered sugar to the mix and chill again. 

Can you freeze peanut butter balls?

Yes, you can! Peanut butter balls can last several months in a freezer in a freezer-safe airtight container. I like to make 'em in early December and then have them on hand for the holiday season! Also, for what it's worth, you can actually eat them right out of the freezer. So, if you're impatient like me, you don't even have to let them thaw. 

Wrapping It All Up

Well, that's how to make peanut butter balls covered in chocolate! Making peanut butter balls has never been easier and has never been more delicious.

Once you try these rich, nutty, and chocolatey peanut butter balls, you'll want to make them again, and again. Seriously, if you love peanut butter, you're going to be obsessed with this buckeyes recipe.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this no bake dessert recipe as much as my family and I do.

If you make it, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think!

More Dessert Recipes

If you're looking for more quick, easy, and tasty dessert recipes we've got a ton on the blog already.

Give one of these a try next:

• Gingerbread cookies without molasses
• No bake Oreo pie
• Jello pudding pie
• Reeses Peanut Butter Pie
• Peanut butter fudge
• Sweet potato muffins

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