This recipe is for all the peanut butter and chocolate lovers out there! This Easy Buckeyes Recipe consists of a delicious peanut butter mixture, frozen and dipped in melted chocolate. SO easy (only 5 ingredients!!) yet SO delicious!
Buckeye Balls
GUYS! Am I the only one who has never heard of Buckeyes?? So glad my sister introduced them to me because they are a new favorite! When I saw this Easy Buckeyes Recipe on the menu for our baking day, I had no idea what they were. I quickly realized how sad my life has been without these delicious, melt in your mouth peanut butter and chocolate treats.
These tasty little treats got their name because they resemble the nut of the Ohio Buckeye Tree, the state tree of Ohio. For this reason, this dessert is especially popular in the state of Ohio. They’re really similar to Peanut Butter Balls, except that they’re not entirely covered in chocolate, leaving some of the peanut butter showing. Some people consider Buckeyes candy, and others consider them cookies! But regardless of how you categorize them, these peanut butter-chocolatey treats will not leave you disappointed.
Freeze….
How to make Buckeyes
As if they weren’t already amazing, they are crazy simple to make. It only takes FIVE ingredients:
- Peanut Butter
- Butter
- Vanilla Extract
- Powdered Sugar
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Begin by mixing together your peanut butter, softened butter, vanilla and powdered sugar, in a large bowl. Roll into 1″ balls and place on a cookie sheet, lined with wax paper. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball and chill in freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes, or until firm.
Just before removing from freezer, melt chocolate chips in a small sauce pan over lowest heat. Stir frequently until smooth.
Using your toothpick, dip each frozen peanut butter ball in chocolate, leaving a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top. Place on cookie sheet and remove toothpick. You may smooth over the hole left from the toothpick with your fingertip. Refrigerate until ready to serve, and then be careful not to devour all of these little goodies, because they’re DELISH!
Dip in chocolate, and let set!
All you need to do is mix the ingredients together, form the mixture into balls, freeze for a bit, then dip in melted chocolate. Easy right? If you love peanut butter and chocolate (who doesn’t?), then these won’t last long in your home. Next time, we are going to try dipping them in white chocolate!
For more yummy chocolate and peanut butter recipes, check out these:
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
- Reeses Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispy Treats
Easy Buckeyes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Mix together your peanut butter, softened butter, vanilla and powdered sugar, in a large bowl. Roll into 1" balls and place on a cookie sheet, lined with wax paper. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball and chill in freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes, or until firm.
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Just before removing from freezer, melt chocolate chips in a small sauce pan over lowest heat. Stir frequently until smooth.
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Using your toothpick, dip each frozen peanut butter ball in chocolate, leaving a small portion of peanut butter showing at the top. Place on cookie sheet and remove toothpick. You may smooth over the hole left from the toothpick with your fingertip. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Adapted from allrecipes.com
If you like this Buckeyes recipe, you’ll definitely need to try these Buckeye Brownies!
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Mel was being sneaky… but I don’t blame her! They were good!
So simple so good, just what i was looking for !
thanks
I’m so glad 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!!
Yum! Just made these. So good. I like no bake options thanks
Me too!! I am glad you liked them 🙂 Thank you!