Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
I found this recipe in Prevention Magazine. It sounds really good. I thought I would share it.
I found this recipe in Prevention Magazine. It sounds really good. I thought I would share it.
- Carbohydrate 17.0982780851852 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 5.1085 g
- Fiber 0.877212624395953 g
- Protein 1.3077078625 g
- Saturated Fat 1.31089407407407 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (24g)
- Sodium 50.8125863148148 mg
- Sugar 16.2210654607892 g
- Trans Fat 0.245812222222223 g
- Calories 112 calories
Step-by-step
- Mix the cookie crumbs and 1 cup of confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
- Whisk together in a medium bowl the honey and peanut butter until well-combined. Add to the cookie crumb mixture and stir well (the mixture may be crumbly at this point).
- Shape the mixture with your hands into 1" balls (the mixture should hold together as you shape it).
- Set the balls aside at room temperature until ready to serve, or store them in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days. Just before serving, roll the balls in the remaining 2 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar.
Why does the mixture feel too crumbly before shaping? Honey and peanut butter act as the binding agents against dry cookie crumbs and sugar, requiring thorough friction during mixing to hydrate the solids.
- Whisk honey and peanut butter until completely emulsified in a medium bowl before adding dry components to prevent pockets of unblended syrup.
- Substitute agave nectar or brown rice syrup for honey at a 1:1 ratio if managing vegan dietary requirements or avoiding specific floral notes.
- Use natural peanut butter instead of shelf-stable homogenized brands with caution, as excess oil separation changes the moisture balance and requires extra confectioners sugar for structural integrity.
- Store finished confections in an airtight container at room temperature for a maximum window of 2 to 3 days to maintain texture without refrigeration hardening.
- Roll the shaped portions in the reserved confectioners sugar immediately before service to prevent the hygroscopic sugar from dissolving into moisture on the surface.
Freshly crushed sandwich cookies yield a sharper textural contrast than older packages that have absorbed ambient pantry humidity. Precision in hand-rolling ensures uniform one-inch spheres for consistent portioning.
