Best Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER-MILK CHOCOLATE RICE KRISPIES® BALLS

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A mixture of Rice Krispies® cereal, peanut butter, and powdered sugar is molded into balls and dipped in melted milk chocolate--in other words, the best homemade candy you ever did have.

Provided by Jessie Sheehan

Categories Desserts Cookies Bar Cookie Recipes Crispy Rice Treat Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups smooth peanut butter
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal®)
3 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®)
3 cups milk chocolate chips
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
½ teaspoon flaky sea salt, or to taste

Steps:

Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Beat peanut butter and butter together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth. Add vanilla extract and kosher salt and beat until combined. Add rice cereal and mix on low to combine; mixture will be quite thick.
Roll the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and place on one of the prepared sheets. Place in the freezer briefly while you make the chocolate coating.
Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave on high power in 20-second bursts, mixing after each.
Dip the cereal balls in the melted chocolate and place on the clean parchment-lined pan. You can use two forks to help you cover the balls in chocolate and move them to the prepared pan. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Let them set up, about 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.9 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 185.2 mg, Sugar 21 g

MILK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BALLS

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With only five ingredients (six if you add the sprinkles), Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are a simple, easy goodie that come together in no time at all and will undoubtedly disappear equally quickly. But don't worry; smiles (and quite possibly recipe requests) will be left behind.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter (Jif, Skippy or the like - not the all-natural stuff)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
Sprinkles (optional)

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the peanut butter and the butter.
Sift in the powdered sugar, stirring with a fork until combined. The mixture will be crumbly.
Using your hands, shape pieces of the peanut butter mixture into one-inch balls, and set on waxed paper.
Let sit for 20 - 30 minutes until dry to the touch.
In a small bowl, add the chocolate chips and the shortening.
Microwave the chocolate chips and shortening at high power for 30 seconds; stir. Continue heating in 15 second increments, stirring each time, until chocolate chips begin to melt. Keep stirring until they're all the way melted. For me and my microwave, this takes about a minute total.
Drop the balls into the chocolate and, using a fork, coat the ball. Lift out carefully with the fork and place on waxed paper.
If using sprinkles, scatter them on the peanut butter balls once they're all coated.
Allow to sit for an hour or two until the chocolate has hardened.
Set in cute paper candy cups for some extra flair.
Keep tightly covered in the fridge for up to two weeks.