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    Serena Lissy » Recipes » Fudge / Bark / Candy

    Published: Dec 3, 2021 · Modified: Jan 7, 2022 by serena · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Peanut Butter Truffles

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    No Bake Peanut Butter Truffles are similar to Ohio's favorite candy, buckeyes. Sweet peanut butter centers are enrobed in a dark chocolate shell and topped with a peanut for a lovely holiday presentation. Everyone will love to receive a box of these Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles this holiday season.

    No Bake Peanut Butter Truffles are a tasty holiday treat similar to Buckeyes.

    "Christmas is not as much about opening presents as opening our hearts." -Janice Maeditere

    We are up to day 11 in the 12 days of Christmas baking if you have been following along. I went with a recipe from America's Test Kitchen for these peanut butter truffles, easy peanut butter balls. If you are familiar with Ohio's favorite candy, the buckeye, you will know these are delicious and very similar. Buckeyes are made from a peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible on the top. These truffles are fully enrobed in chocolate but could easily be mistaken for buckeye balls.

    The blend of peanut butter and confectioner's sugar dipped in melted chocolate is fabulous to begin with. Then you add in America's Test Kitchen modifications, and you have a delicious piece of candy. They add a small amount of cream cheese to give the filling a pleasant tang, yet it keeps the sweetness.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles Ingredients

    Ingredients in Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles

    These 7-ingredient no bake peanut butter truffles easily fall into our easy recipes category, and you probably already have all the ingredients on hand.

    • Confectioner's sugar
    • Creamy peanut butter
    • Cream cheese softened
    • Salted dry-roasted peanuts
    • Vanilla extract
    • Semisweet chocolate chips
    • Vegetable oil

    We used creamy peanut butter in this recipe, but you can also go with chunky if you prefer that. I kept the creamy because we put chopped peanuts into the truffle with the peanut butter filling, and I didn't want it to be too crunchy.

    Peanut Butter Truffles Process Collage How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Truffle Buckeyes

    How to Make No Bake Peanut Butter Truffles

    1. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, peanut butter, cream cheese, chopped peanuts, and vanilla and roll the truffle mixture into ½ inch small balls.
    2. Place on a parchment-lined plate or baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.
    3. Melt the chocolate as directed.
    4. Use a fork to dip the peanut butter truffles into the chocolate and place them back on the plate and top the dipped ball with a peanut. You could also top these with a bit of flaky sea salt instead of a peanut
    5. Freeze for about 10 minutes until hardened.
    6. For best results, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator until serving time.

    The only thing I would change on this peanut butter truffles recipe is to temper the chocolate. Due to time constraints and the difficulty of tempering chocolate, they chose to keep it simple. They wanted the shine of the chocolate without the effort of tempering. They achieved this by adding a small amount of oil to the chocolate. They have you store these in the refrigerator until serving time, which we did. You can see from the images the condensation on the chocolate when you do that. Which is fine; it slowly goes away as the candy warms up. But the flavor is best when the peanut butter center is chilled. This is one of my favorite treats for holiday gift-giving.

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    I hope you enjoy this peanut butter chocolate truffles recipe as much as we do. It's such a simple no bake recipe that everyone loves. I suppose technically, it should not be on the Christmas baking list, but hey...It's my list, and I can add it if I want to.  As always, we would love to hear how you do with the recipe and don't forget to save some for yourself.

    Peanut Butter Truffles

    Peanut Butter Truffles

    A no-bake bite-sized treat that is loaded with peanut butter flavor and a sweet chocolate coating. These easy no bake peanut butter truffles are similar to buckeyes.
    5 from 10 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Freezing Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 12 Truffles
    Calories: 110kcal
    Author: Serena

    Ingredients

    America's Test Kitchen - Peanut Butter Truffles

    • ½ cup confectioner's sugar
    • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
    • 1 ounce cream cheese softened
    • 2 tablespoons salted dry-roasted peanuts chopped coarse, plus 20 peanut halves
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

    Instructions

    • Line a large plate with parchment paper.
    • Stir powdered sugar, peanut butter, cream cheese, chopped peanuts, and vanilla in a bowl until uniform.
    • Roll mixture into twenty ½ inch balls; space balls evenly apart on prepared plate. Freeze, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
    • Microwave chocolate and oil in a bowl, covered, at 50 percent power, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2-4 minutes.
    • Using a fork, pick up 1 ball and dip in the chocolate to coat, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl.
    • Return ball to plate, and immediately place peanut half on top. Repeat with remaining balls.
    • Freeze balls uncovered, until chocolate has hardened, about 10 minutes.

    Notes

    Recipe Source: SerenaLissy.com
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Truffle | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Five peanut butter truffles

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    Original Post 12/23/2014, updated 12/3/2021.

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    Comments

    1. Ramona says

      January 14, 2022 at 11:45 pm

      5 stars
      An absolutely delightful truffle recipe. I’ll be making them again, no doubt.

      Reply
    2. Carmy says

      January 11, 2022 at 12:36 pm

      5 stars
      The perfect little bites!

      Reply
    3. Stine Mari says

      January 11, 2022 at 1:47 am

      5 stars
      I'd say much better than Buckeyes. No funny ingredients and it's always more satisfying with homemade treats!

      Reply
    4. Jamie says

      January 10, 2022 at 6:45 pm

      5 stars
      These are so perfect for my sweet tooth!

      Reply
    5. Leslie says

      January 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm

      5 stars
      This is a favorite recipe!

      Reply
    6. Jerika says

      January 10, 2022 at 2:05 pm

      5 stars
      This No Bake Peanut Butter Truffles looks so yummy!:) I'm so excited to try this with my kids. Thanks much!:)

      Reply
    7. Amy says

      January 10, 2022 at 12:05 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, these look amazing!

      Reply
    8. Angela says

      January 10, 2022 at 10:57 am

      5 stars
      Delicious! I love peanut butter and this is the perfect peanut butter dessert.

      Reply
    9. Jeri says

      January 10, 2022 at 10:48 am

      5 stars
      These truffles were fantastic! I love that they were no-bake, so easy!

      Reply
    10. Lexa says

      January 10, 2022 at 10:23 am

      5 stars
      Yum. These truffles look fantastic. Will make them as a gift for my in-laws.

      Reply
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