Description
These 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls are rich, creamy, and packed with bold peanut butter flavor. Made with simple pantry staples and no baking required, they’re an easy, freezer-friendly treat perfect for holidays, gifting, or everyday sweet cravings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (salted or unsalted)
- 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 cup melted chocolate for dipping or drizzling (optional)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the peanut butter and softened butter until smooth and fully combined.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract (if using). Mix until thick and smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Scoop about 1 tablespoon of mixture and roll into smooth balls using your hands.
- Place each ball onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes until firm.
- If desired, dip chilled balls into melted chocolate or drizzle chocolate on top. Let chocolate set before serving.
Notes
- Use shelf-stable creamy peanut butter for best texture.
- If mixture is too soft, chill for 10–15 minutes before rolling.
- Keep refrigerated to maintain firmness.
- Chocolate coating sets best when balls are very cold.
- Recipe doubles easily for larger batches.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 128
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
