Nostalgia (and deliciousness) runs deep with this easy, no-bake buckeyes recipe. Just a handful of ingredients results in homemade peanut butter balls dipped in luxurious chocolate and made with just a handful of ingredients. This crowd-pleaser is sure to please your crowd.
Buckeyes Recipe
INGREDIENTS
For the chocolate magic shell:
12 oz chopped Ghirardelli chocolate
3 tbsp canola or vegetable oil
For the buckeyes:
5 oz butter (1 stick + 2 tbsp), melted
1 lb peanut butter
2 tbsp vanilla or Frangelico
1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
2 tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
For the chocolate magic shell:
- Combine chocolate and oil in a double boiler and melt together.
For the buckeyes:
- Melt butter and combine butter and peanut butter in a mixer until smooth. Add vanilla or Frangelico, powdered sugar, and salt. Mix until smooth.
- Set up a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop using either a tablespoon or a small scoop and roll into a ball and place on tray. Refrigerate until set.
- Stick toothpicks into the top of the ball and dip into the magic shell. You can fully dip or half dip.
- Keep cold. Makes about 5 dozen buckeyes.
Story by Lindsay Anne Herring / Recipe by Selina Progar / Styling by Anna Calabrese / Photography by Dave Bryce / Chocolate courtesy of Mon Aimee Chocolat
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