The following recipe for Peanut Butter Nut Balls is from reader Cathy N. She notes: “This is the recipe much as it was given to me. But I have added my own minor changes.”
Ingredients
- 1 Box Powdered Sugar (1#)
- 1-1/2 C Flaked Coconut
- !-1/2 C Crushed Graham Crackers
- 1-1/2 C Chopped Pecans or Peanuts
- 1C Melted butter
- 12 oz Jar Crunchy Peanut Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions
- Mix all together and form into 1” balls
- Melt 2 packages of semi-sweet chocolate morsels with 3 Tbsp shortening in a double boiler.
- Dip balls in chocolate, and then chill.
Chef’s Notes:
When chilling the balls grease a cookie sheet first for easier removal (spatula) I use the butter flavored shortening. I chill directly in the freezer and when frozen I bag them in a zip bag until ready for giving.
Warm the peanut butter in the microwave for easier mixing.
I start with 2 Tbsp of butter-flavored shortening and add as needed for dipping.
Substitute walnuts for pecans to save a little money, also if the nuts are chopped small it is easier to roll the balls since this is all done by hand. Whichever is easier for you, they can even be mixed.
Getting the graham crackers that are already ground up, saves a lot of time and mess. They should be in the baking section and are in a box.
The quantities of ingredients are not set in stone — a little more a little less of anything will be okay.
Order on the internet or go to a candy supply store and get a chocolate dipper, these are usually a little plastic or stainless steel thing that looks like a mini spoon with a semi-long handle and has a hole in the middle of the spoon part. They are inexpensive. Other designs are also available.
Try white chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet or peanut butter chips can be good too, if you give these as gifts be prepared to multiply the recipe due to demand in the future.
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