Peanut Butter Buckeyes are a creamy peanut butter and sweet chocolate match made in heaven. They are melt-in-your-mouth good and easy to make ahead with just a few simple ingredients.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Peanut Butter Buckeyes
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Chill Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 60buckeyes
Calories 110kcal
Author Michelle
Ingredients
1½cupscreamy peanut butter
½cupbuttersoftened
1teaspoonvanilla extract
3cupspowdered sugar(plus up to 1 cup more if necessary)
12ouncessemi-sweet chocolate(chopped if in bar form)
1tablespoon shortening
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, cream together peanut butter and butter until smooth.
Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat again until smooth. Your mixture should be stiff, like cookie dough and fairly easy to work with. You can add a little more powdered sugar if your mixture is still very sticky.
Roll the peanut butter mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a lined baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Place chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30 second intervals, stirring well between each interval, until melted.
Place a toothpick into each chilled peanut butter ball. Dip each ball into melted chocolate, leaving a little peanut butter peeking out at the top. Remove the toothpick from the buckeyes and gently smudge the tops to get rid of the toothpick holes.
Place dipped buckeyes back onto lined baking sheet. Refrigerate buckeyes for 30 minutes or until chocolate has completely set before serving.
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Notes
Peanut Butter: Don't use the natural kind of peanut butter that's runny and you have to stir. This will not hold its shape well. Natural, no-stir peanut butters will work fine, though.
Chocolate: Since chocolate is one of the main ingredients here, a high quality chocolate will taste best. However, chocolate chips can also get the job done in a pinch. You can also substitute semi-sweet chocolate for your favorite, such as dark, bittersweet, sweet, or milk chocolate.
Shortening: This just helps the chocolate be extra silky and smooth. You can also use coconut oil instead of shortening.
Smooth the toothpick hole with a slightly wet finger of a rubber spatula.
Speed up the chocolate-hardening process by placing buckeyes in the refrigerator.
Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Freezer Directions: Freeze the coated candies for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.