Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Balls

Nutter butter peanut butter balls are a no bake treat thats perfect for the holidays. They take the classic peanut butter balls up a notch but adding cream cheese to the mix. If you want to make them holiday special add some sprinkles, finely chopped peanuts to the top and serve them as truffles. A nutty and sweet bite sized dessert thats covered in chocolate and ready in under an hour! Did I mention its peanut butter and chocolate….anything with that flavour combination in our home always disappears first from any holiday treat tray.

Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Balls Ingredients

This nutter butter peanut butter balls recipe has just five ingredients.

Nutter Butter Balls Instructions

I made my peanut butter balls using a food processor, but you can do it in a mixer as well. Just begin by crushing the nutter butter cookies first using a rolling pin and sealed plastic bag a few cookies at a time. Once the cookies are crushed transfer to a mixing bowl, then follow recipe using a mixer instead.

Step 1 – Preparation

These Nutter Butter balls are a no bake treat so no oven needed. But we need to line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. And if your using a food processor, get it out and use the large blade.

Step 2 – Crush the Nutter Butter Cookies

Add the Nutter Butter cookies to a food processer and process until fine crumbs. Because of the icing in the cookies it becomes almost paste like. It will take you a few minutes to crush the cookies, I removed the lid and stirred mine around 3 or 4 times before I was able to crush every last bit of whole cookie.

Step 3 – Mix the Nutter Butter Filling

Place an 8 oz package of softened cream cheese into the food processor and process until well blended.

Add in the icing sugar, and peanut butter and process until combined. Here is what the completed Nutter Butter filling looks like when finished..

Step 4 – Roll the Cookies Dough into Balls

Using a medium sized cookie scoop, scoop and roll the peanut butter dough into balls. Place them onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Step 5- Coat the Peanut Butter Balls in Chocolate

Begin by melting the belgian chocolate wafers in the microwave. Place the chocolate wafers into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Check if melted, glossy and smooth. If not repeat in 30 second increments stirring after each time. My chocolate wafers took 90 seconds but the time can vary depending on the microwave.

Let your chocolate cool for a couple of minutes.

Place a cookie ball into the chocolate, using a spoon cover with the chocolate.

Use a fork to lift the chocolate covered ball out and hold it over the bowl to let some of the chocolate drain. Place back onto the parchment lined sheet. Repeat with the next nutter butter ball.

I like to add a topping to the chocolate covered nutter butter balls right away to make sure that they chocolate is still soft and will hold the toppings. I covered half of mine with a peanut and sea salt, and the other half with finely chopped peanuts.

Place in the fridge until set, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Storing and Freezing Nutter Peanut Butter Balls

These peanut butter balls keep well, but because of the high butter content I prefer to hide mine in the fridge until half an hour before serving.

Peanut butter balls can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks in a well sealed airtight container. They freeze well for up to 3 months in the freezer wrapped in parchment bundles in either a sealed plastic bag or air tight container.

Nutter Butter Balls Video

If you want to watch me make this recipe and melt the chocolate etc. I have added a video for you.

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