Description
Indulgent Butterfinger Candy Balls bring creamy peanut butter and crispy candy bar goodness into delightful bite-sized treats. Chocolate-coated spheres of sweet pleasure promise a nostalgic crunch that chocolate enthusiasts will crave with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 ml) creamy peanut butter (not natural style)
- 3/4 cup (90 g) graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup (60 g) crushed butterfinger bars
- 8 ounces (226 g) chocolate bark or chocolate chips
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons (56 g) butter, softened
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
Garnish Ingredients:
- Extra crushed butterfingers
- Sprinkles
- Coarse salt
Instructions
- Cream peanut butter and softened butter using an electric mixer until smooth and homogeneous.
- Incorporate vanilla extract, blending thoroughly.
- Gradually introduce powdered sugar, mixing in batches until well integrated.
- Fold in graham cracker crumbs and crushed butterfingers, ensuring even distribution.
- Using a small scoop, portion mixture and roll into uniform spherical shapes.
- Arrange balls on parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring minimal contact between pieces.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes to solidify and enhance structural integrity.
- Melt chocolate in microwave, using 30-second intervals at 50% power, stirring between cycles to prevent burning.
- Submerge chilled balls completely in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Immediately garnish with additional crushed butterfingers, decorative sprinkles, or a delicate salt crystal finish.
- Allow chocolate coating to set completely at room temperature, approximately 15-20 minutes.
Notes
- Soften butter and peanut butter at room temperature for easier mixing and smoother texture.
- Use creamy peanut butter for a more uniform consistency in the treats.
- Crush butterfingers and graham crackers finely to ensure even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Chill the mixture before rolling into balls to prevent sticking and make shaping easier.
- Use a cookie scoop for uniform-sized treats that cook and set evenly.
- Melt chocolate slowly and carefully to prevent burning or seizing.
- Customize by using different chocolate types like dark, milk, or white chocolate.
- Sprinkle sea salt for a gourmet touch that enhances the sweet and salty flavor profile.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg