This Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Ball recipe comes courtesy of my mom. She used to make these all the time for my niece & nephew when they were young.
What's funny is my wife goes absolutely nuts for anything chocolate with peanut butter, yet I've never made this family recipe for her. Go figure. I guess it's time for me to treat her by making these peanut butter crunch balls for her.
🥜 Nut Allergy Warning
This recipe is pretty straightforward to make but can get a little messy when you dip the crunch balls into the melted chocolate. Luckily I have this cool little dipping tool I got off of Amazon to make it a little easier to coat the crunch balls in chocolate.
If you are a peanut butter and chocolate lover, this is the ultimate recipe. It's easy to make and will yield enough crunch balls to satisfy everyone at your next party.
These would make a perfect dessert around the holidays, especially Christmas. But be warned, these crunch balls are super sweet!
For more great recipes with Rice Krispies, I suggest you check these recipes out:
📋 Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Balls recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Crunchy Peanut Butter, Unsalted Butter, Powdered Sugar, Vanilla Extract, Rice Krispies, Chocolate Candy Coating and Salted Peanuts.
🥣 How to make Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Balls
In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and butter together and mix until well combined. Stir in vanilla extract.
Gradually add in the powdered sugar, half a cup at a time until mixture is nice and smooth and you can easily form balls.
Stir in the Rice Krispies.
Shape into 1 inch balls and refrigerate for 30 minutes on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. (You can also freeze for 20 minutes)
Melt candy coating following melting directions on the package.
Dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate using a toothpick or dipping tool.
Transfer to wax paper and sprinkle chopped peanuts on top immediately.
Let candy stand until the chocolate is firm.
📖 Recipe
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Balls
Equipment
- Bowl for Mixing
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Crunchy Peanut Butter
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups Rice Krispies
- 20 oz Chocolate Candy Coating
- ¼ Cup Salted Peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and butter together and mix until well combined. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Gradually add in the powdered sugar, half a cup at a time until mixture is nice and smooth and you can easily form balls.
- Stir in the Rice Krispies.
- Shape into 1 inch balls and refrigerate for 30 minutes on a waxed paper lined lined baking sheet. (You can also freeze for 20 minutes)
- Melt candy coating following melting directions on package.
- Dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate using a toothpick or dipping tool.
- Transfer to wax paper and sprinkle chopped peanuts on top immediately.
- Let candy stand until the chocolate is firm.
Recipe Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information provided for this recipe is based on 1 serving. This information is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.
Julie
These peanut butter balls are great. I have made them several times and have used crunchy and also just regular peanut butter. My kids just love them and they freeze well