Description
Indulgent Butterfinger Balls combine creamy peanut butter with crunchy candy bar pieces, creating a delightful no-bake dessert. Sweet sensations melt in your mouth, offering a perfect treat for chocolate and peanut butter enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 0.5 cup crushed butterfinger bars
- 0.75 cup graham cracker crumbs
Binding Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons (0.25 cups) butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) chocolate bark or chocolate chips
Garnish:
- Additional crushed butterfingers
- Holiday sprinkles (optional)
- Coarse salt (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, vigorously blend peanut butter and softened butter until achieving a silky, uniform consistency with zero butter lumps, approximately 1 minute.
- Introduce vanilla extract and gradually incorporate powdered sugar, mixing in incremental stages to prevent messy sugar dispersion.
- Gently fold graham cracker crumbs and crushed Butterfinger pieces into the mixture, ensuring a compact texture suitable for shaping. Refrigerate 10 minutes if mixture feels too soft.
- Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet and methodically form uniform spherical portions, using 1-1½ tablespoon scoops. Roll each portion into smooth, compact balls with consistent size.
- Transfer balls to freezer and chill for 30 minutes, which stabilizes structural integrity and prepares surface for chocolate coating.
- Melt chocolate using microwave technique: heat at 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring between cycles. Stop when slight chunks remain, then stir until completely smooth, avoiding overheating.
- Utilizing a fork or toothpick, submerge each frozen ball into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip. Position coated balls back onto parchment paper and immediately garnish while chocolate remains wet.
- Allow chocolate coating to solidify completely at room temperature or accelerate process by refrigerating 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Chill the mixture briefly if it’s too soft to prevent sticky hands when rolling balls, ensuring smooth and easy shaping.
- Use room temperature ingredients for better blending and smoother texture, preventing lumpy or uneven consistency.
- Crush Butterfinger candy bars finely to distribute flavor evenly and create a more uniform coating throughout the mixture.
- Prep Time: 55 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 132
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 58 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg