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Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.



Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are made with smooth peanut butter, honey, brown sugar and powdered milk.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

These peanut butter balls can be rolled in your favourite toppings, like shredded coconut, sprinkles or crushed corn flakes.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

Old fashioned peanut butter balls take about twenty minutes of prep time and about an hour in the refrigerator.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

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To make these peanut butter balls, I started by dumping some smooth peanut butter into a large mixing bowl.

smooth peanut in a mixing bowl

I added some honey and vanilla extract to the bowl.

smooth peanut butter, liquid honey and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl

I used an electric mixer to cream all of the ingredients together.

peanut butter and honey mixture in a mixing bowl

Then I added some powdered milk and brown sugar to the bowl.

powdered milk, brown sugar and peanut butter mixture in mixing bowl

I continued mixing with the electric mixer until all of the ingredients were fully combined.

peanut butter and powdered milk mixture in a mixing bowl

Then I covered the mixture with plastic wrap and placed the bowl in the refrigerator for thirty minutes.

plastic wrapped peanut butter mixture in a mixing bowl

After thirty minutes I removed the bowl from the refrigerator.

I lined a baking sheet with parchment paper.

I rolled the peanut butter mixture into one inch balls and placed them on the parchment lined baking sheet.

peanut butter balls on a parchment paper

I rolled my peanut butter balls in sprinkles, shredded coconut and crumbled corn flakes to have a variety of options.

peanut butter balls with sprinkles on parchment paper

Then I placed the baking sheet in the refrigerator for thirty minutes to firm up the peanut butter balls.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

After thirty minutes the peanut butter balls were ready to serve.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

If you are looking for a sweet and simple peanut butter dessert recipe, then you need to try these Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls!

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make These Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls:

  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp liquid honey
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered milk
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar

Optional Toppings

  • sprinkles
  • shredded coconut
  • powdered sugar
  • crumbled corn flakes

How to Make Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls:

  1. Dump the peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Use an electric mixer to cream all of the ingredients together.
  3. Add the powdered milk and brown sugar to the bowl.
  4. Continue mixing with the electric mixer until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
  5. Cover the peanut butter mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
  6. After 30 minutes remove the mixture from the refrigerator.
  7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  8. Roll the peanut butter mixture into one inch balls and place them on the parchment lined baking sheet.
  9. Roll the balls in toppings if desired.
  10. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up the balls.
  11. Serve and enjoy!
  12. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Yield: 18 - 20 balls

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are a tasty bite sized snack or dessert recipe that both children and adults will love.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp liquid honey
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered milk
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar

Optional Toppings

  • sprinkles
  • shredded coconut
  • powdered sugar
  • crumbled corn flakes

Instructions

  1. Dump the peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Use an electric mixer to cream all of the ingredients together.
  3. Add the powdered milk and brown sugar to the bowl.
  4. Continue mixing with the electric mixer until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
  5. Cover the peanut butter mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
  6. After 30 minutes remove the mixture from the refrigerator.
  7. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  8. Roll the peanut butter mixture into one inch balls and place them on the parchment lined baking sheet.
  9. Roll the balls in toppings if desired.
  10. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up the balls.
  11. Serve and enjoy!
  12. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 154Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 99mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 4g

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