Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Truffles

My cute neighbor Summer made these for me a couple of months ago and I have been hooked ever since. I have a crazy addiction to all things chocolate and peanut butter and these little balls of goodness hit the spot! The recipe makes A TON, so you can share with your friends and neighbors or throw them in your freezer for when you need a little “pick-me-up”. :)

Ingredients:
-1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
-1 lb powdered sugar
-1 cup peanut butter
-10-12 graham cracker sheets (I just used one whole “sleeve” of graham crackers and didn’t actually count how many were in there . . . so it is just a guess that there are 10-12 whole crackers)
-dipping chocolate, melted

Put graham crackers in a food processor or plastic Ziploc bag and beat until they are finely crushed. Mix butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and graham crackers together in large bowl. Roll into 1″ balls. Place rolled balls on large cookie sheet (I lined my cookie sheet with parchment paper) and stick in the freezer for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, melt dipping chocolate. Once the peanut butter balls have set up, dip in chocolate and place back on cookie sheet. Let set up before serving/sharing with neighbors (but you can pop a few in your mouth just to test them and make sure they are safe to eat- it’s a chance that I am always willing to take).

Makes 6-7 dozen truffles.

You can also make these look like a Reese’s peanut butter cup- purchase mini-cupcake holders or candy paper cups on a large tray. Pour a small spoonful of chocolate in the bottom of each cup, add a flattened peanut butter ball in the middle, then pour a little more chocolate on top to cover it up.

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  1. Amanda B. says:

    I have also been lucky enough to have been on the receiving end of these amazing little treats from Summer. Wow! They are so good. Can’t wait to try the recipe.

  2. Danielle says:

    You kill me with all your yumminess. I haven’t even had breakfast yet, but am wanting peanut butter and chocolate:> Thanks for sharing all your yummy treats and linking up:>

  3. Camille says:

    Hi Kassie! Yes, it is a pound of powdered sugar! It makes seriously a TON of truffles (6 to 7 dozen!), so if you wanted to half this recipe, you totally could!

  4. studio1404 says:

    These are fantastic! Just made them to take to Easter dinner tomorrow. Dipped half in milk chocolate, half in white chocolate. I know they’ll be a HIT!!!

  5. Tina M says:

    I also made these and they were great! I did the half dark cocoa and half white chocolate (Wilton’s melts work great!)as teacher’s gifts at the end of the school year! I gave my mom a few extra and needless to say, I am making these for our 4th of July party since my mom loved them so much!

  6. Tiah says:

    this looks very good.. My family actually does this recipe, but we call it Chocolate Balls and do it during Christmas time. Some put coconut in it (my family altered the recipe for my distaste for coconut).

  7. Thank you! Just made these…the texture is really close to a Reese’s, but I had to add salt (well to be fair I did use unsalted butter to begin) to get it to the right saltiness to combat the super sweetness. I didn’t really keep track of how much I used, I added 1/2 tsp at a time until it tasted right to me. I’m a big fan of the salty sweet combo though. I might try using pretzels instead of graham crackers next time to get that extra saltiness in there. Great recipe!

  8. Steph says:

    I was wondering how many Rice Krispies to use? My grand daughter is gluten intolerant, and I simply don’t have the time to make graham crackers. I do however have GF Rice Krispies. :)

    Thanks

    • Six Sisters says:

      We have no idea what the conversion from graham crackers to rice krispies would be. Sorry we are not much help in this area. We wish you all the best with this. -The Six Sisters

  9. Sabeeta – I found a similar recipe that calls for 3 cups of crushed rice crispie treats (we going to use the gluten free ones). I’m making it tomorrow night so I’ll chime in about the results! :)

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