These peanut butter balls with Rice Krispies make the perfect bite-sized treat. Chocolate covered peanut butter balls get a crispy upgrade, they are the best version yet!
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How To Make Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
These peanut butter balls with rice krispies are my husband’s absolute favorite holiday treat. His mother has made them for decades now. Although I altered his mother’s original peanut butter balls recipe, I think my status as “best wife ever” would seriously be in question if I couldn’t make these. He begs for them from his mom and myself every chance he gets. The man isn’t your subtle hint type either. He also isn’t the begging type either which makes this all the more entertaining. If guilt tripping means that I bake cookies, go ahead and put a sign on my forehead. These are actually even better since they are no bake peanut butter balls.
Tips for Dipping the Balls in Chocolate
Over the years, I have learned a lot about the best techniques for dipping chocolate covered peanut butter balls. Making the perfect peanut butter ball is all about the heavenly ratio of chocolate to peanut butter.
What chocolate is best for dipping?
- In my humble opinion, this dulci frutta is the best supermarket variety of melting chocolate for dipping. You can get the chocolate shell pretty thin with this and it does have a solid chocolate taste.
- My second choice would go to this chocolate melting bark, or Ghiradelli Wafers. Both work well and have good chocolate flavor.
- Avoid anything called candy wafers (like these). Quite frankly, and this is my opinion alone, I want real chocolate for this even if I don’t get those awesome perfectly smooth truffle balls that you see on many blogs.
- Regular Chocolate or Chocolate Chips will work. However, I find that the coating of chocolate is much thicker. I used to only dip the peanut butter balls about 2/3 when I use real chocolate because of how much thick the shell was.
Technique for Dipping Items in Chocolate
First, I get everything setup and ready to go before heating the chocolate. The chocolate is perfectly fine to be melted in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds, stir, repeat until smooth is the simplest method. Just make sure no water ever comes in contact with the melting chocolate either while heating or after melted.
Peanut Butter Balls Recipe Notes
I always make a few recipe notes based on questions recieved in the past. It doesn’t matter what kind of peanut butter you use for these peanut butter balls recipe. I personally recommend a smooth peanut butter rather than a crunchy one. However, if you like the crunchy style peanut butter, that will actually work too. Also, any chilling can be done in the refrigerator or the freezer if you like, but you can reduce the time. The point of chilling the peanut butter balls is actually to get the chocolate to harden faster, so no need to completely freeze the balls.
I was once asked about substituting white sugar for powdered sugar. Peanut Butter Balls with powdered sugar are a necessity. I don’t think that the granulated sugar would give the necessary lighter texture and may melt wierd in the peanut butter.
This recipe makes 50 1-inch balls, but feel free to divide in half. (I always recommend to open the print button while making and any ads from this page will disappear so you don’t loose your place).
Recommended Tools for Making Peanut Butter Balls
- Parchment Paper: Wax paper also works.
- My favorite Chocolate Wafers: Cuts down the prep time and this is my favorite store-bought sauce. You can find it in most grocery stores, so this is just a reference.
FOR MORE GREAT CHOCOLATE DESSERT RECIPES, CHECK THESE OUT
- Divine Caramel Chocolate Cookie Bars
- Caramel Apple Crisp Bars
- Gourmet Chocolate Candied Apples
- Colorful Marshmallow Pops
Did you know that October is National Cookie Month? I am joining up with the hosts of Merry Monday for a month long cookie and dessert share-fest! We will be including cookies and desserts. You can join in too! It can be any type of sweet – even healthy ones! Each week the hosts will share a dessert recipe on their blog, which will also contain a special in-linkz roundup of the treat recipes shared on Merry Monday! Recipes starting next Monday will be on all 5 host’s blogs during the month of October!
These crispy chocolate covered peanut butter balls make the perfect bite-sized treat. They even have cocoa rice krispies in them for added fun!
- 3 1/2 Cups Cocoa Rice Krispies
- 16 oz peanut butter creamy or crunchy, your preference, 2 cups
- 1/2 cup Butter 1 stick
- 1 lb powdered sugar 1/2 bag
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate melting wafers
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Soften (not melt) butter. In a mixer, beat butter and peanut butter together until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar, 2/3 cup at a time and combine between additions until blended. With spoon or spatula, fold in rice krispies. Roll small balls (1-1.5" in diameter) in hands and chill in refridgerator at least 1 hour.
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Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip chilled balls into chocolate. Scoop out with a fork and gently shake off excess chocolate. Place on wax paper to cool.
Check Out Our Video For Dipping Tips!
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looks so yummy. I love chocolate, peanut butter balls.
These are up my alley…looks so amazing 😉 Pinning !!
Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday party last week. I look forward to seeing what you link up again this week. Hope you’ll be there!
Have an awesome week 🙂
Everything looks amazing! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
Yum, Rachel. It’s time to think about Holiday baking!
Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I’m featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
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I have got to start preparing for the holiday season. I cannot believe it’s nearly that time of year! Thank you so much for the feature. You have such a lovely party which always has great ideas!
Yummy! I do love these sweet treats from the Fall Dessert share Fest! Pinning!
Awww, thank you! I am getting so many great recipes from the dessert ShareFest too. This will be great for the holiday season.
These look wonderful! 🙂
Wow! Seriously, my mouth is watering. This would be a great hit at our football parties!! 🙂 Not sure the treats would even make it to the end of the first quarter. Started following you on Facebook and Google+!
You might have to tackle someone to keep them, haha! Off to check out your blog.
Every year my office has a cookie exchange and there’s always a winner…I won only year with my coconut macaroons and this year, I’m making these delectable balls of pure heaven! SHOCKED you’re not a peanut butter fan- I was a child addicted to reeses. Now days? Eh, pass. lol I get it but back then I would have fallen over and died! Thanks for sharing this family recipe instead of locking it in a vault!!!
haha, good luck! I get hubby reese’s or reese’s pieces every christmas as a stocking stuffer. I have actually never been a fan of milk chocolate either. Got sick on it once as a kid, and ewww. Dark chocolate is a completely different story though.
YUMMMMMMM! I can’t wait to try these delicious little Peanut Butter Balls.
Yum! I think I just drooled. 🙂
Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!
LOL! Thank you for stopping by, Jess. Your party is lovely, as always. I even found a new recipe today.
Hi Rachel. I am so happy to have found your site. I HAD to pin these (and did). Thanks for sharing. I’ve had trouble dipping in the past – but after looking at your picture – I see that a long strong pic would do the trick. Have a great day!
I actually used a paper piercer from my craft supplies because I was out of toothpicks. Plus this was easier to manipulate since it was longer than a toothpick. I did have a small issue with them falling off since the metal pick was smooth but I probably would have the same issue with toothpicks. Thank you for stopping by and for the pin!
Wait..stop the press…did you really use COCOA Rice Krispies? OMG…WHAT a wonderful Idea. I make a different version of these each year for Christmas..but I will have to try yours for sure. I love the idea of only dipping half of ball….so much easier. Thank you so much for taking he time to link up with us at Party in Your PJs.
haha, yep, I used to make them with regular rice krispies but the cocoa version add something extra. I think that is why I only half dip the balls though now. The extra chocolate was a bit much for hubby. He is the connoisseur so I will take his word for it.
Oh, yum!! I am a huge chocolate and peanut butter fan, these look fantastic, wish I could pick one off of the photo and pop into my mouth right now 🙂 Pinning!
Thank you so much for the compliment and the pin, Joy! You might have to compete with my husband. He is kinda greedy when it comes to these, haha. When we make these at Christmas time, all the brothers go bonkers!
Hi! Just stopped by to say these look amazing! Peanut butter and chocolate…you just can’t go wrong! 🙂
My hubby loves peanut butter balls too! And that’s saying a lot since he doesn’t like chocolate. Who doesn’t like chocolate? Almost as strange as you not loving peanut butter lol. I’ve never made a crunchy version and will have to try this recipe for the holidays. Pinned!
My husband isn’t big on chocolate either actually, but he totally took out about 25 of these in three days. I am having so much fun with the dessert share-fest. Cannot wait to see what everyone has going on next week.
HELLO! I need these in my life!
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Let me know how they turn out! You could even make a full batch and give them out at work. Maybe get a raise?!
And they are all gone.