Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Author: Dewig Meats
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 25 servings
- ½ cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tablespoons Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
- Combine peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer on low until blended.
- Add 3½ cups powdered sugar, beating until blended.
- Mixture should be pretty wet. If mixture looks too dry, add a few more Tablespoons of softened butter.
- Shape into 1 inch balls and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until mixture is smooth.
- Drop peanut butter balls into bowl of chocolate.
- With spoons, scoop chocolate around ¾ of peanut butter ball leaving top uncovered to resemble a buckeye.
- Remove excess chocolate and place peanut butter balls on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
- Reheat chocolate mixture as needed while coating peanut butter balls.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- To keep Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls longer, continue to refrigerate.
Recipe by Dewig Meats at https://dewigmeats.com/recipes-tips/chocolate-peanut-butter-balls/
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