Easy Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Easy, no-bake peanut butter balls made with five ingredients — a perfect make-ahead treat for gifting and Christmas cookie trays!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 2

Chill 1

Total Time 1 27

Servings peanut butter balls

Calories 123kcal

With an electric mixer, beat together the peanut butter and butter on medium-high speed until combined.
1 cup chunky peanut butter, ½ cup salted butter
Reduce the speed to low and slowly add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Scoop a heaping teaspoon of the batter, roll it into a ball, and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Repeat with the remaining peanut butter mixture.
Refrigerate the baking sheet for 1 hour to let the peanut butter set.
Once the peanut butter has set, melt the milk chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until fully melted.
12 ounces milk chocolate candy melts
Using a fork, dip the peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate and place them onto a parchment-lined sheet pan.
Melt the dark chocolate in a small mixing bowl in the microwave, stirring after each 30-second interval until melted.
½ cup milk or dark chocolate candy melts
Transfer the dark chocolate to a large resealable bag and cut off a small tip from the corner, and drizzle the dark chocolate over the truffles.
Let the chocolate set completely and then enjoy.

Chunky peanut butter: Alternatively, you can use smooth peanut butter if you prefer to avoid peanut chunks in the truffle.
Salted butter: If using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the batter.
Milk chocolate candy melts: Other options include dark or white chocolate.
Dark chocolate candy melts: For drizzling options, you can also use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate.
Nutrition values are estimates.