Peanut Butter Balls

Delicious homemade peanut butter balls coated in chocolate, perfect for snacking or parties.

These Peanut Butter balls are not only delicious but are also GLUTEN FREE for you to enjoy!

 

Peanut Butter Balls

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
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Delicious, no-bake peanut butter balls made with creamy peanut butter and a hint of sweetness. Perfect for a quick snack or treat, rich in flavor and easy to enjoy anytime.

Course: BallsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

0

minutes
Calories

180

kcal
Total time

15

minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp Butter

  • 0.66 cup Peanut butter

  • 1 cup Walnuts-chopped

  • 0.5 cup Maraschino cherries, chopped

  • 1 cup Shredded Coconut

  • 2 cups Icing Sugar

  • 2.25 cups Chocolate bits

  • 1 cup Coconut-flaked (optional if you want to roll your balls in coconut)

Directions

  • Quickly melt the butter in a saucepan on low heat, remove pan from heat and mix in the peanut butter, walnuts, cherries, shredded coconut, and confectioner’s sugar.
  • Sculpt the resulting dough into little balls and chill them until firm.
  • Now melt the chocolate chips on low heat.
  • Using a toothpick to hold the balls, roll them around in melted chocolate and then roll in flaked coconut (optional)
  • Chill before serving the peanut butter balls.
  • Recipe Hints and Tips:
  • Yes this recipe can be frozen.  Layer between sheets of baking paper in a sealed air tight container for up to three weeks.
  • We have plenty of other ‘ball’ recipes on the website such as Tim Tam Balls, Rum Balls, Apricot Balls, Chocolate Condensed Milk Balls and Milo Balls
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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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