Peanut Butter Snowballs

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Peanut Butter Snowballs are a peanut butter truffle with flavors of honey and vanilla. These no bake peanut butter balls make a delicious Christmas treat that you can pop in your mouth.

If you love peanut butter desserts, try my Christmas Peanut Butter Balls with milk chocolate.

Peanut Butter Snowballs Ingredients

To make these Christmas truffles, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):

• Powdered sugar
• Crunchy peanut butter: See notes below on types of peanut butter.
• Honey: Honey adds a different flavor to the peanut butter balls, but it can be omitted if desired.
• Vanilla extract
• Lemon juice: you can use fresh or from concentrate. The lemon juice will not make this taste lemony. It simply brightens the flavor and cuts through the sweetness.
• Salt
• White chocolate candy melts: I use Ghirardelli white chocolate candy melts, but you can use your favorite candy melts. Feel free to use different colors of candy melts.
• Sprinkles (optional)

How to Make Peanut Butter Truffles

It is so easy to make white chocolate truffles filled with peanut butter.

1. Make the truffle mixture. In a mixing bowl, stir together powdered sugar, crunchy peanut butter, melted butter, honey, vanilla, lemon juice, and salt until well combined.
2. Refrigerate dough for 20 minutes or freeze for 10 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate. While dough is chilling, melt the white candy melts by placing it in a bowl, and setting it in the microwave. Heat the white chocolate in 30 second increments, stirring each time. It shouldn’t take more than 2 or 3 sets to melt the chocolate down completely. If needed, you can add in a little shortening or oil to thin out the candy melts.
4. Cover peanut butter balls in chocolate. Roll peanut butter mixture into 2-inch balls and roll into melted white chocolate and place on a parchment lined sheet pan to set. They will set quicker in the refrigerator, so feel free to put them in there instead.
5. Add sprinkles. After coating your peanut butter balls, but before setting, sprinkle these snowballs with your favorite holiday colored sprinkles.

Storage Instructions

I recommend storing your peanut butter snowballs the refrigerator, since the chocolate will soften otherwise, but they can be stored at room temperature as well. They can be stored for up to 1 week.

Peanut Butter Variations

Creamy Peanut Butter – You can absolutely use creamy peanut butter instead of crunchy. However, I enjoy the extra crunch of the original recipe, as it reminds me of other delicious truffles I’ve eaten. However, some people prefer smooth truffles, so feel free to make these your own and according to your preferences! Both are delicious.

Natural Peanut Butter – I recommend using a natural peanut butter that you do not have to stir, as it can leave your peanut butter snowballs oily.

FAQs

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Peanut Butter Snowballs

Author: Emily Pecoraro

Peanut Butter Snowballs are a peanut butter truffle with flavors of honey and vanilla. These no bake peanut butter balls make a delicious Christmas treat that you can pop in your mouth.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Christmas

Cuisine American

Servings 16

Calories 195 kcal

Equipment

• Reynolds Kitchens Pre-Cut Parchment Paper Baking Sheets
• Aluminum Baker’s Half Sheet Pan
• Pyrex Mixing Bowl Set, Microwave Safe

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
• ▢ ¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
• ▢ ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
• ▢ 1 teaspoon honey
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup white chocolate candy melts melted
• ▢ Christmas nonpareils optional garnish

Instructions

 

• In a mixing bowl, stir together powdered sugar, crunchy peanut butter, melted butter, honey, vanilla, lemon juice, and salt until well combined.
• Refrigerate dough for 20 minutes or freeze for 10 minutes.
• While dough is chilling, melt the white candy melts by placing it in a bowl, and setting it in the microwave. Heat the white chocolate in 30 second increments, stirring each time. It shouldn’t take more than 2 or 3 sets to melt the chocolate down completely. If needed, you can add in a little shortening or oil to thin out the candy melts.
• Roll peanut butter mixture into 2-inch balls and roll into melted white chocolate and place on a parchment lined sheet pan to set. They will set quicker in the refrigerator, so feel free to put them in there instead.
• Optional: After coating your peanut butter balls, but before setting, sprinkle these snowballs with your favorite holiday colored sprinkles.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 102mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 89IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.2mg

The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.

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