Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

If you want to add more gluten free recipes to your repertoire, Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls might be a recipe you should try. For 26 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 118 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 24. 25894 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, semi-sweet chocolate, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. It is brought to you by She Wears Many Hats. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 15%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Balls, Chocolate- Peanut Butter Balls, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls.

Servings: 24

Preparation duration: 35 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (substitute other nut butters, if needed)

1 cup+ powdered sugar

3 tablespoons salted butter, softened

8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (or chocolate chips)

Equipment:

baking sheet

plastic wrap

mixing bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Mix peanut butter and butter together in a mixing bowl. Gradually stir in powdered sugar until combined well into a dough ball. If needed, add more powdered sugar a little at a time until mixture holds together in a large ball. Cover and let peanut butter dough sit for about 15 minutes to firm up, or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to form balls.Shape into 1-inch balls, place on a baking sheet, cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to allow to firm up. Dough balls should hold shape before dipping in chocolate. Add more refrigeration time if necessary.Melt chocolate according to package instructions.Dip peanut butter balls one at a time into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Mix peanut butter and butter together in a mixing bowl. Gradually stir in powdered sugar until combined well into a dough ball. If needed, add more powdered sugar a little at a time until mixture holds together in a large ball. Cover and let peanut butter dough sit for about 15 minutes to firm up, or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to form balls.Shape into 1-inch balls, place on a baking sheet, cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to allow to firm up. Dough balls should hold shape before dipping in chocolate.

2. Add more refrigeration time if necessary.Melt chocolate according to package instructions.Dip peanut butter balls one at a time into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.

3. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.


Nutrition Information:

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118k Calories
1g Protein
7g Total Fat
10g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
118k
6%

Fat
7g
12%

  Saturated Fat
3g
22%

Carbohydrates
10g
4%

  Sugar
8g
10%

Cholesterol
4mg
1%

Sodium
38mg
2%

Caffeine
8mg
3%

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Protein
1g
4%

Manganese
0.2mg
10%

Copper
0.14mg
7%

Magnesium
24mg
6%

Phosphorus
44mg
4%

Fiber
1g
4%

Vitamin B3
0.8mg
4%

Iron
0.7mg
4%

Vitamin E
0.58mg
4%

Zinc
0.41mg
3%

Potassium
88mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
2%

Folate
4µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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