Homemade Peanut Butter Balls
Hey girl, I am so glad you stopped by to talk about how you can make delicious homemade peanut butter balls.
Are you looking to create a unique Christmas treat this year? No worries, girl, I have you covered.
My mom made these homemade peanut butter balls every Christmas as I was growing up (and still does). She got the recipe from my grandma. Those old recipes are just the best!
For whatever reason, my grandma calls these little babies Sputniks. I have no idea why but that is what my kids know them as and they devour them.
Girl, these homemade peanut butter balls will look fantastic on your Christmas platter.
However, you don’t have to save them just for Christmas. They are delicious as a snack, at birthday parties, cookouts, graduations, baby showers, and so much more.
If you make these homemade peanut butter balls, be sure to let me know how they turned out in the comments below.
Let’s get you in the kitchen and whip up a batch of these homemade peanut butter balls.
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Kitchen Supplies
Here are the kitchen supplies that will help you whip up these yummy treats in no time at all.
However, if you don't have these in your kitchen, no problem.
They would be a great addition to your Christmas list, especially the KitchenAid Stand Mixer. You won't be disappointed!
Homemade Peanut Butter Balls
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ¼ Unsalted Butter, softened
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar, divided
- 1 ½ Cup Rice Krispies Cereal
- ½ Cup Chopped Walnuts
- 5 TBLS Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- Shredded Coconut
Instructions
- Place a piece of wax paper on your cookie sheet.
- Cream together peanut butter, butter, and 1 cup of powdered sugar until smooth. Use the adjustable measuring cup for the peanut butter.
- Next, add Rice Krispies and the chopped walnuts and mix.
- Using the small cookie scoop, place a scoop of dough in your hands and roll it into a ball. The cookie scoop is to get the balls all about the same size. Then place the ball on the wax paper.
- Continue this step until you have all the dough in a ball form.
Frosting Instructions
- Combine 1 cup of powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a shallow bowl.
- Put about ½ cup of shredded coconut in another shallow bowl. You may have to add more later.
- Roll 1 Peanut Butter Ball at a time in the powdered sugar bowl and coat the whole ball. Next, roll the ball in the coconut and coat the entire ball.
- Place the Peanut Butter Ball back on the wax paper to dry.
- When all the Peanut Butter Balls are dry, store them in an airtight container.
Helpful Tips
- You can toast the coconut in the oven until golden brown for a different look and stronger coconut taste.
- If you don’t care for coconut, try rolling these balls in festive Christmas sprinkles.
- Do you love chocolate as much as I do? Then omit the frosting part of this recipe and dip these balls in melted chocolate. Dark chocolate is always scrumptious.
- Instead of adding chopped walnuts, try any chopped nuts or you may leave them out altogether. I like using chopped pecans when I dip the peanut butter balls in dark chocolate.
What is your go to dessert to make for any occasion? Let me know in the comments below.
I look forward to hearing from you and thanks for stopping by.
