Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls. In a medium bowl, mix peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar with hands to form a smooth stiff dough. Chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls or Buckeye balls are so easy to make at home with this easy Buckeye recipe. An essential for any cookie tray!
You can cook Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls
- You need 1 cup of Butter, softened.
- Prepare 1 cup of Chunky peanut butter.
- Prepare 1 cup of Soda crackers, crushed (1 sleeve).
- You need 1 cup of Coconut.
- You need 1 lb of Powdered sugar (approx 3.5 - 3.75 cups).
- You need 12 oz of Semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Prepare 1 stick of Paraffin.
The name Buckeye Balls came about because Buckeyes are a nut on the Ohio state tree, which inspired this buckeye candy recipe. Buckeyes, also known as Peanut Butter Balls, have a smooth peanut butter center and chocolate shell. Make this simple buckeye recipe for your Christmas treat trays. This post has a ton of tips and tricks to making the perfect buckeyes.
Buckeyes Peanut Butter Balls instructions
In food processor blend butter and peanut butter. Add soda crackers and coconut, pulse to mix. Add powdered sugar and blend until fully mixed. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour..
Melt chocolate chips and paraffin over double boiler or in the microwave. Stir until smooth..
Roll dough into 1/2 balls..
Using toothpicks, dip balls in chocolate mixture and place on wax paper..
When you have finished dipping all balls, use the left over chocolate mixture to drizzle over the top of the candies to cover toothpick holes and decorate..
How to make buckeye peanut butter balls. Your first step will be to soften the butter and adding it to your mixing bowl. Easy small batch buckeye recipe, perfect for dessert! Mix butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until well blended. More or less powdered sugar can be used to make mixture more or less dry.
