Peanut Butter and Pretzel Truffles
If you eat one, you're going to want more.
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup crushed pretzels
- 1 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- ¼ cup minced salted, roasted peanuts optional
Instructions
- Combine peanut butter, sugar, butter, and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl.
- Stir until fully mixed and smooth.
- Add pretzels, and mix well.
- Form into small balls (about 1” diameter).*
- Place on wax paper lined plate or tray.
- Freeze for 1 hour
- Place chocolate and coconut oil in a small bowl.
- Microwave on high in 20 second intervals, stirring at each, until melted.
- Remove tray of peanut butter balls from freezer.
- Place one peanut butter ball in chocolate at a time, tossing with a fork until fully coated.
- Gently shake off excess chocolate.
- Return coated peanut butter ball to waxed paper-lined plate.
- If topping with peanuts, sprinkle immediately after dipping in chocolate.
- When all are coated, place plate in refrigerator.
- They should set in 5 minutes or less. Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Notes
This step is very messy. Your hands will be coated in peanut butter.