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 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon kosher sea salt; 9 ounces 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!

Close-up of Salted Peanut Butter Balls cooling in pan.

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.

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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.

Gathered ingredients for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

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.

Powdered sugar for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

Adding salt to Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

Peanut butter for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

Vanilla extract for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

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Salted Peanut Butter Balls rolled up and ready to put in the oven.

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.

Mixing chocolate for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

Mixing ingredients for Salted Peanut Butter Balls.

Three Salted Peanut Butter Balls placed in pan and ready for the oven.

Salted Peanut Butter Balls arranged on pan with a container of salt in the foreground.

Storage

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

Salted Peanut Butter Balls. One held in hand with a bite taken out of it.

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.

Salted Peanut Butter Balls in pan with salt container in the foreground.

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