Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Balls recipe. This quick and easy dessert will quickly become one a favorite recipe to make at the last minute.
Since it is getting a lot hotter in Wisconsin these days, I am all about the no bake treats.
I have been making a lot of ice cream and no bake cookies lately, but my new favorite thing to make are these 4 ingredient Peanut Butter Balls.
This is a great recipe to make at the last minute when you are craving something sweet. Sometimes I like dipping these in chocolate to make them taste like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but they are perfectly good on their own without chocolate.
Peanut Butter Balls Ingredients
You only need 4 simple ingredients to make this peanut butter ball recipe. All you need is:
- smooth peanut butter
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
- powdered sugar (also called confectioners’ sugar)
Equipment
- large bowl
- hand or stand mixer
- medium or small cookie scoop
- baking sheet
Tips
Storage: store these balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. I would not suggest storing them at room temperature as they may lose their shape.
What peanut butter to use for the peanut butter mixture? I usually use creamy peanut butter, but chunky peanut butter works as well if you want an extra crunch. I would not recommend using natural peanut butter because it is too liquidy.
Variations
Coat them in melted chocolate. This recipe can be altered to make no bake chocolate peanut butter balls or buckeye balls, Just melt some semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate in a double boiler, then dip the balls into the chocolate. Transfer the dipped balls to a parchment paper (or wax paper) lined cookie sheet.
Add some extra crunch. Mix in some rice krispies or some large graham cracker crumbs for some extra texture.
More Peanut Butter Recipes
Like these Peanut Butter Balls? Then you will love these easy recipe ideas using peanut butter:
- Reeses Peanut Butter Cookies – Peanut Butter cookies combine with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to make a quick and easy treat.
- Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars – These no bake chocolate peanut butter bars are made with protein powder, so they are the perfect post workout snack.
- Peanut Butter Chip Cold Brew Muffins – Cold Brew chocolate muffins filled with peanut butter chips are the perfect grab and go breakfast idea.
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies – These peanut butter blossoms are the perfect treat for the holiday season.
And if you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Peanut Butter Balls
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla.
- Sift in the powdered sugar. Using a hand mixer, mix together all the ingredients together until fully incorporated.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop the peanut butter mixture and roll between your hands to create a smooth ball. Place the peanut butter balls on a baking sheet.
- Place in the freezer until hardened. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge or freezer.
These creamy peanut butter balls are so rich and smooth. I can never have enough of them. We make them very often and enjoy them all year round!
So glad you liked it!
Nice little treats for when you are craving something sweet. My new favorite go-to afternoon snack. 🙂
Same here! 🙂
These peanut butter balls were the perfect post hike treat for my husband and I. We can never resist anything peanut flavoured and these held together nicely and didn’t get our hands all greasy.
So glad you and your husband liked them!
You’re so right–it’s way to hot to bake right now. These are the perfect treat. Because I’m a Reese’s fan, I went ahead and dipped them in melted chocolate and wow! So good. Thanks for the great recipe!
Ahh that sounds perfect! I am so glad you liked it!
As a peanut butter lover, this is right up my alley! It is a perfect kick of peanut buttery goodness when I need it!
Agree! So glad you liked it!
These peanut butter balls are delicious treats. Next time I’ll try dipping them in chocolate. Thanks for sharing.
They are so good dipped in chocolate!
This peanut butter ball recipe is perfectly satisfying! Sometimes I just want a bite of something sweet and these hit the spot!
Same! So glad you liked it!
These were delicious and even my littles loved them! Love how easy and simple they are to make too 🙂 Making another batch today!
Yay! So glad it was a hit with your family 🙂
These peanut butter balls are my new go-to dessert recipe for when we feel like something sweet but easy!
Same here! So glad you liked it!
These are my new favorite snack! I’m not usually a fan of protein balls because they’re super chewy but these are so smooth and creamy, I loved them!
Yay! This makes me so happy to hear!