Salted Peanut Butter Balls

Name: Salted Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners sugar; 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 4 tbsp unsalted butter (softened); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp kosher sea salt; 9 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

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Salted Peanut Butter Balls are a quick no bake way to enjoy your own homemade peanut butter and chocolate treat. Add that flaky sea salt for even more flavor!

Salted Peanut Butter balls are the perfect way to get that chocolate and peanut butter taste we all love at home. Treats and goodies are a warm way to get your family in the kitchen together.

We love making goodies as food gifts around the Holidays and for any special occasion. Like our SAUSAGE BALLS recipe and our CANDIED PECANS, these peanut butter balls make a great gift.

Peanut Butter is the perfect compliment to any sweet recipe and Alabama grown Peanuts are the best! Check out our recipe for these delicious PEANUT BUTTER BARS.

Ingredients

Peanut butter and chocolate. Does it get any better? The ingredients are staples in most homes which means you can whip these up any old time!

Confectioners’ sugar
Creamy peanut butter
Unsalted butter, at room temp
Vanilla extract
Kosher Sea salt
Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

This dough comes together quickly and is easy to mix.

Beat sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt until dough forms into a ball. Roll dough into 1-in. balls and place on a lined baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Place chocolate in a small microwave safe cup and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Dip peanut butter balls in chocolate with a fork, one at a time, letting excess drip, and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with a bit more flaky salt. Allow chocolate to set.

Storage

Cool at room temperature and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. IF they last that long!

Tips and Tricks

How can I get chocolate to set faster?

The very same way we set the peanut butter! Place them in the freezer for 10-20 minutes and they will set up quickly.

Can I use melted butter?

I wouldn’t. The peanut butter dough will be too loose. You want your butter and peanut butter to be about the same consistency. A quick way to recover from dough that is too loose or oily is to add about a tablespoon of plain flour.

Will this work with Nutella?

Nutella is a bit oilier than peanut butter. If you do use nutella, I would add about a tablespoon of plain flour to the dough recipe. This also works well when using a natural peanut butter too.

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