Description
Homemade chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls with rice krispies promise creamy, crunchy delight. Sweet treats combine classic ingredients for irresistible no-bake snacks you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20 oz (567 g) chocolate melting wafers
- 2 cups peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 3 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) salted butter, softened
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Blend peanut butter, softened butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Sugar Integration: Gradually mix powdered sugar into the creamy base, ensuring thorough incorporation and eliminating potential clumps.
- Cereal Infusion: Delicately fold Rice Krispies into the peanut butter foundation, guaranteeing uniform distribution and consistent crunch throughout the mixture.
- Shaping Process: Employ a cookie scoop to portion the mixture, then roll each scoop between palms to create perfectly rounded, uniform spheres.
- Chocolate Enrobing: Melt chocolate wafers in a microwave-safe vessel, using short intervals and intermittent stirring to prevent burning, creating a smooth coating medium.
- Final Transformation: Immerse each peanut butter sphere into the molten chocolate, allowing excess to drip off before placing on a parchment-lined surface for setting.
- Cooling and Solidification: Allow chocolate-covered balls to set at room temperature, or accelerate the process by chilling in the refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes until completely hardened.
Notes
- Prevent Sticky Hands: Lightly coat hands with cooking spray or butter before rolling balls to minimize sticking and create smoother surfaces.
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Use low microwave power and stir frequently to prevent chocolate from burning, ensuring a glossy, smooth coating.
- Chilling Technique: Refrigerate balls briefly between steps to maintain firmness and make handling easier during chocolate dipping.
- Storage Secrets: Store completed peanut butter balls in an airtight container between parchment layers in the refrigerator for up to one week, preserving texture and freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 89 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg