Buckeyes Candy Recipe

With six ingredients and no special equipment, these homemade Buckeyes prove that simple candy can be every bit as impressive as store-bought sweets.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 11

Servings buckeyes

Calories 181kcal

Cream the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla together until well-combined.
1 cup smooth peanut butter, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅓ cup salted butter
Add powdered sugar and mix in on low until combined. Scrape down bowl as needed.
3 cups powdered sugar
Scoop into tablespoon-sized balls and roll with the palms of your hand until smooth and round.
Transfer balls to a baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
Add chocolate and coconut oil to a medium bowl and melt on 50% power in the microwave. Stir to combine, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
2 cups semisweet chocolate, 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Use a toothpick to dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate, leaving the top 1/3 undipped.
Chill to set the chocolate and enjoy.

Peanut butter: You'll want a smooth peanut butter like Jiff or Skippy, not a natural peanut butter, for this recipe.
Butter: If you'd like to use unsalted butter, add a couple of pinches of salt with the butter. The salt helps to balance out the flavor of the buckeyes.
Chocolate chips: If you'd like sweeter buckeyes, use milk chocolate chips. If you'd like less sweet buckeyes, use bittersweet chocolate chips.
Nutrition values are estimates.