Description
Indulgent Peanut Butter MM Truffles blend creamy peanut butter with chocolate in a delightful no-bake treat. Chocolate lovers will savor these irresistible bites that melt in your mouth with rich, smooth flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (170 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (360 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup (80 grams) M&Ms Baking Bits
Chocolate Coating:
- 16 ounces (454 grams) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare two parchment-lined baking trays to create a clean workspace for truffle assembly.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth and silky, approximately 2 minutes.
- Incorporate peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt into the butter, blending until achieving a uniform, creamy consistency.
- Gradually introduce confectioners’ sugar at low speed, ensuring complete integration without lumps.
- Gently fold colorful M&M’s into the mixture using a spatula, distributing them evenly throughout the batter.
- Roll the mixture into uniform 1-inch spheres, carefully positioning each truffle on the prepared parchment-lined trays.
- Chill truffles in the refrigerator for 60 minutes to solidify their structure and enhance flavor melding.
- Melt chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring carefully every 30 seconds to prevent burning.
- Allow melted chocolate to cool for 5 minutes, reaching an optimal dipping temperature.
- Delicately submerge each truffle into the melted chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Return chocolate-coated truffles to the parchment tray, maintaining their shape and spacing.
- Refrigerate until chocolate sets completely, creating a glossy, firm exterior, then serve and savor.
Notes
- Refrigerate the truffles to ensure a firm, perfect texture that prevents crumbling during chocolate coating.
- Use room temperature butter and peanut butter for easier blending and a consistently creamy truffle base.
- Chocolate dipping technique involves tapping excess chocolate gently and using a fork to create a clean, professional-looking chocolate shell.
- Swap regular M&M’s with allergen-free chocolate candies and use gluten-free powdered sugar for celiac or nut-sensitive individuals.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Refrigerating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg