Peanut Butter Bon Bons, (also known as Buckeyes) are made with a creamy peanut butter filling then covered in chocolate.
They are an easy, no bake dessert.
"Oh wow, they turned out great! I drizzled melted peanut butter chips over them and they looked great and tasted great. Another old recipe has been trashed and this one takes its place."
★★★★★ -Janet
They are perfect to add to your homemade Christmas candies. They also make a wonderful homemade food gift!
I hope you love them as much as we do. Enjoy! Xoxo ~Katie.
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Ingredients
To make these peanut butter bon bons, you need the following ingredients:
- creamy peanut butter - Do not use all natural or crunchy peanut butter for this recipe.
- Pillsbury Ready to Spread Vanilla Frosting
- butter-Salted or unsalted butter will work.
- graham crackers- Use plain graham crackers. Do not use the cinnamon and sugar graham crackers.
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- vegetable oil or shortening-Adding the vegetable oil or shortening thins out the chocolate keeping it from clumping when melted.
(*Full recipe is located at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.)
Steps
Follow these easy steps to make the peanut butter bon bons.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine vanilla frosting, peanut butter, and softened butter until completely blended.
- Stir in finely crushed graham cracker crumbs and mix well.
- Form 1-inch balls and add to a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Freeze peanut butter balls for 1 hour.
- In a heatproof medium glass or metal bowl, combine chocolate chips and vegetable oil or shortening. Place bowl over a small saucepan with 1 inch of water. Cook on low heat stirring occasionally until the chocolate is completely melted. You do not want the water to touch the bowl because it can overheat the chocolate.
- Using a toothpick, dip peanut butter balls into the milk chocolate. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off.
- Place chocolate peanut butter balls back on waxed paper.
- Chill in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes to set.
Watch how to make
Cooking Tip
This recipe came from my grandmother. Instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips, she melted ready-spread chocolate frosting. Melting the ready-spread chocolate frosting easily burns or overcooks. For this reason, I changed her recipe up just a bit and use melted chocolate in place of the chocolate frosting.
How do you store chocolate peanut butter balls?
Store the chocolate peanut peanut butter balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month. Or freeze in an airtight container or freezer Ziploc bag for up to 3 months.
How long do Buckeyes last?
- The Buckeyes will last up to 3 days stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
- They will be good in the refrigerator stored in an air tight container for 2 to 3 weeks.
- They will last 3 months stored in air tight container in the freezer.
Please leave me a comment below if you make these chocolate covered peanut butter balls and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your bon bons on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Easy Peanut Butter Bon Bons Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 can Pillsbury Ready to Spread Vanilla Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 cups finely crushed graham crackers 8 whole graham crackers
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine vanilla frosting, peanut butter, and softened butter until completely blended.1 cup creamy peanut butter , 1 can Pillsbury Ready to Spread Vanilla Frosting, ½ cup butter
- Stir in finely crushed graham cracker crumbs and mix well.2 cups finely crushed graham crackers
- Form into 1-inch balls and add to a baking sheet lined with wax paper.
- Freeze peanut butter balls for 1 hour.
- In a heatproof medium glass or metal bowl, combine chocolate chips and vegetable oil or shortening. Place bowl over a small saucepan with 1 inch of water. Cook on low heat stirring occasionally until the chocolate is completely melted. You do not want the water to touch the bowl because it can overheat the chocolate.2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Using a toothpick, dip peanut butter balls into chocolate. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off.
- Place chocolate covered balls back on waxed paper.
- Chill in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes to set.
Amy Liu Dong says
Such a perfect treat for everyone to enjoy with the family loved ones and friends! This looks absolutely delicious! We can never go wrong with chocolate and butter!