Peanut Butter Bon Bons

Peanut Butter Bon Bons, (also known as Buckeyes) are made with a creamy peanut butter filling then covered in chocolate.  

They make an easy, no bake dessert.

They are perfect to add to your homemade Christmas candies. They also make a wonderful homemade food gift!

What do you need?

To make these peanut butter bon bons, you need the following ingredients:

• creamy peanut butter 
• Pillsbury Ready to Spread Vanilla Frosting 
• butter
• graham crackers
• semi-sweet chocolate chips
• vegetable oil or shortening

Tip: Do not use all natural or chunky peanut butter for this recipe. 

Note: 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 to make

Follow these easy steps to make the peanut butter bon bons:

1. In a large bowl, combine vanilla frosting, peanut butter, and softened butter until completely blended. 
2. Stir in finely crushed graham cracker crumbs and mix well.
3. Form 1-inch balls and add to a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Freeze peanut butter balls for 1 hour. 
4. 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. 
5. Using a toothpick, dip peanut butter balls into chocolate. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off.  
6. Place chocolate covered balls back on waxed paper.  
7. Chill in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes to set. 

Note: Adding the vegetable oil or shortening thins out the chocolate keeping it from clumping when melted.  

How to store

Store 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 they last?

• The chocolate peanut butter candies 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.

Like this recipe? Try some of these easy no-bake desserts:

• Peppermint Oreo Truffle Balls
• Haystacks
• Bourbon Brown Sugar Fudge
• Candy Bar Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
• Crockpot Candy- Chocolate Peanut Clusters
• Chocolate Eclair Cake
• Pecan Pralines

Please leave me a comment below if you make these buckeyes 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!