Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Balls

Name: Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 27
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 cups peanut butter; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 tbsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground; 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate melted

A smooth and creamy peanut butter filling is enrobed in a chocolate coating. This no bake confection is as easy to make as it is delicious.

20m

PREP TIME

223

CALORIES

7

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 27 (2 pieces)

Ingredients

2 cups peanut butter
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Microwave peanut butter and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Add confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix until smooth. If mixture is too soft, stir in up to 1 additional cup confectioners’ sugar.
2 Shape mixture into 3/4-inch balls. Place on wax paper-lined tray. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until cooled.
3 Melt chocolate as directed on package. Using a fork, dip 1 peanut butter ball at a time into the chocolate. Tap back of fork 2 or 3 times against edge of dish to allow excess chocolate to drip off. Place on wax paper-lined tray.
4 Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store in covered container at room temperature up to 5 days.

TIPS AND TRICKS

For thicker chocolate coating: Dip prepared Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Balls in additional 12 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate. Refrigerate as directed.