Creamy buckeye candies are a peanut butter fudge dipped in creamy chocolate for the perfect peanut butter chocolate treat! These easy peanut butter fudge truffles look just like Ohio's state nut the buckeye, and are super easy to make.
Ingredients
For The Peanut Butter Balls
½cupbutter unsalted, softened
1cuppeanut buttercreamy no stir version
1/4teaspoonvanilla extract
3cupspowdered sugar
For The Chocolate Dip
3cupschocolate chipsabout 20 ounces
4teaspoonscoconut oil
Instructions
How To Make The Peanut Butter Balls
In a large bowl mix together butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add vanilla and mix gently until combined.
Add one cup powdered sugar, mixing first on the lowest setting and then on medium until combined. Continue adding the powdered sugar one cup at a time until a thick, shaggy dough forms and it is easily rolled. If the dough is too sticky you can add more powdered sugar a ½ cup at a time up to a full cup until the dough rolls easily like playdough.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop the dough into one tablespoon portions. I like to use my smallest one tablespoon cookie scoop from my set of three as it makes the process much faster. Roll each ball gently smooth with your hands. Be careful to smooth any lumps, as they can really show in the finished treats.
Place each peanut butter dough ball on the parchment lined cookie sheet with about an inch of space in between. Add a toothpick firmly into the center of each candy.
Freeze the pan of buckeyes for at least 30 minutes until solid, but can be left in the freezer overnight.
How To Dip Buckeyes In Chocolate
In a microwave safe bowl add chocolate chips and coconut oil. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat for a minute at half power, then stir. Continue heating the chocolate in thirty second increments until it forms a smooth chocolate sauce, about two minutes.
Use a large ice cream scoop to scoop the chocolate sauce in the bowl. (See notes) Dip each peanut butter ball into the chocolate sauce in the ice cream scoop, leaving a circle of peanut butter on top showing near the toothpick about the size of a nickel. Allow any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl, then place on the parchment paper.
Place the pan in the freezer the buckeyes for at least 15 minutes. Remove the toothpick from each candy. Place a little water into a small bowl and dip your finger into it. Use the water to carefully smooth away the toothpick hole on the top of each buckeye if preferred. Then serve and enjoy.
Notes
Cookie Scoop Chocolate Dipping Method Tips
The cookie scoop method of dipping buckeyes in chocolate will help you to get the perfect small round peanut butter circle on top. While I have dipped buckeyes straight in the bowl of melted chocolate, this method makes it much easier to have a smooth circle of chocolate on top.
What If My Peanut Butter Balls Start Becoming Too Soft While Dipping?
If the peanut butter balls start becoming too warm or start slipping off of the toothpicks try putting them back in the freezer for a little while to firm up again. The chocolate may need to be melted and re-stirred again with a dry spoon once the peanut butter balls have firmed.