This Homemade Buckeye Candy Recipe has been a family favorite for a sweet treat for generations. If you’ve never had one they are sort of like a homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. The distinctive peanut butter and chocolate combo more than satisfies a sweet tooth and they’re very easy to make!
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They are easy to put together using your microwave or a small crockpot like this. I love making them in a mini crockpot because while I’m putting together the peanut butter balls I can let the chocolate chips chill in the crockpot where they evenly melt into a smooth, creamy coating. Easy Peasy!
Homemade Buckeye Candy Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter (room temperature)
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1. In the bowl of your stand mixer combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and butter until well combined. Mixture will be a bit crumbly.
2. Scoop out a small amount of mixture and roll into a 1 ½” balls.
3. Place in refrigerator to firm up for 1 hour.
4. Now you can do your chocolate dip one of two ways- melt in a small slow cooker over low heat, stirring occasionally. Or you can melt the chocolate chips in the microwave – heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring each time until smooth.
5. Gently push a toothpick into center of a peanut butter ball until a little more than halfway in.
6. Dip in melted chocolate and roll to coat leaving just a small portion uncovered at the top.
7. Place on waxed paper and allow to set until chocolate has hardened.
8. Keep in the refrigerator and remove to soften a few minutes before serving ( I eat mine straight out of fridge cold-yum!)
Peanut butter and chocolate is a classic flavor combination that everyone is sure to love! So give these Homemade Peanut Butter Buckeye Candies a try!
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Homemade Peanut Butter Buckeye Candy
- Category: Candy
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and butter until well combined. Mixture will be a bit crumbly.
- Scoop out a small amount of mixture and roll into a 1 ½” balls.
- Place in refrigerator to firm up for 1 hour.
- Now you can do your chocolate dip one of two ways- melt in the small slow cooker over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- If you want to melt in the microwave- heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring each time until smooth.
- Gently push toothpick into center of peanut butter ball until a little more than halfway in.
- Dip in melted chocolate and roll to coat leaving just a small portion uncovered at the top.
- Place on waxed paper and allow to set until chocolate has hardened.
- Keep in refrigerator and remove to soften a few minutes before serving ( I eat mine straight out of fridge cold-yum!)
Yum! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
We make these every year at Christmas! They are magic, disappearing right before our eyes:) Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!
Love buckeyes! Yum! Thanks for sharing:)
I love these cookies. My mom makes them every year.
Oh, these remind me of my grandma’s cookies! I can’t wait to try them. I’m a new food blogger and found you on a link party. I’ve followed your social sites and hope we can connect on those. Can’t wait to read more of your blog. Becky
I have never made candy before but these are definitely something I want to try! Thank you so much for the jump start! And thanks for sharing your recipe on the Inspire Me Mondays Link-Up. Enjoy the rest of your week!
Yummy! These little treats look divine and super easy to make. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thank you for sharing! PINNED!
These are my all.time.favorite homemade candy! I saw your post over at Artsy-Fartsy Mama’s link party and just had to see if you used the same recipe I’ve always used…and you do! I remember making these with my mom when I was a kid (I still have her hand-written recipe on a scrap piece of paper) and now I make them with my kiddos.
Thanks for sharing!
~Candy
Yummo! Thanks for sharing on Show Me Saturday!