Description
Indulgent No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake Balls combine creamy cheesecake with rich peanut butter in bite-sized bliss. Sweet treats like these bring pure delight, offering you a quick and irresistible dessert experience.
Ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Balls Ingredients
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
Sweeteners and Flavoring:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Texture and Coating Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups crushed graham crackers or cookies
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Melted chocolate for dipping
- Additional crushed graham crackers for coating
Instructions
- In a spacious mixing bowl, whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla extract until the mixture achieves a velvety, uniform consistency.
- Gently incorporate crushed graham crackers and mini chocolate chips, ensuring even distribution throughout the creamy base.
- Using a cookie scoop, create uniform portions and carefully roll the mixture into compact, bite-sized spheres with clean hands.
- Transfer the formed balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes, allowing them to solidify and maintain their structural integrity.
- During chilling, melt chocolate using recommended temperature guidelines and prepare a separate shallow dish with additional crushed graham crackers for coating.
- Extract the chilled balls from the freezer and delicately submerge each one into melted chocolate, allowing excess to cascade off before immediately rolling in graham cracker crumbs.
- Arrange the chocolate-coated balls back onto the parchment sheet, then refrigerate for approximately 1 hour until the chocolate coating completely hardens.
- Keep the finished cheesecake balls refrigerated and serve when thoroughly chilled to preserve optimal texture and flavor profile.
Notes
- Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature for smooth, lump-free mixing and easy blending with other ingredients.
- Use creamy peanut butter for a consistent texture and avoid natural varieties that might separate during mixing.
- Adjust sweetness by gradually adding powdered sugar and tasting to match personal preference without overwhelming the peanut butter flavor.
- For gluten-free version, substitute graham crackers with gluten-free cookie crumbs or almond flour to maintain similar texture and binding properties.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 20
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg