Chocolate-Peanut Butter Truffles

Submitted by evelynathens

"Peanut Butter and Chocolate are just 2 of my taste addictions. These truffles are fantastic, better than the peanut butter cups I used to devour while I was growing up."

 

• Ready In: 5hrs 7mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 40 truffles

ingredients

• 12 ounces best-quality semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into bits
• 3⁄4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped salted peanuts, about

directions

1. In a large saucepan combine the chocolate, cream, butter and peanut butter and heat over moderate heat, stirring, until chocolate is completely melted.
2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and a pinch of salt.
3. Transfer to a bowl and chill for 4 hours, or until firm.
4. Form mixture by heaping teaspoons into balls and roll lightly in peanuts.
5. Chill on a baking sheet lined with wax paper for 1 hour, or until firm.
6. Keep in an airtight container, chilled, for up to 2 weeks.

Reviews

[alisha.mills]

These were easy to make and I even did the melting slowly in the microwave. I will warn that I used a higher quality darker chocolate and it wasn't very good. Next year we will do them with milk or semi-sweet. We had to let the ganache come back to a slower room temp to roll as it was hard as a rock after chilling 24 hours.

 

[Mirj2338]

As we used to say back in the 70s, man oh man! These were heavenly. I say "were", because it took me over 6 hours to make (with chilling time) and they were gone in about 30 minutes! The mix wasn't so firm after 4 hours, took more like 5+. I also used about a cup of peanuts and ground them to a powder, for extra coverage and peanut flavor. My daughter and I had so much fun rolling the truffles. You will be tempted to lick your fingers, just remember to wash your hands before you start rolling again!

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

Currently can't stop eating these. They're dangerously good! I might have to douse them with something to prevent me from eating the rest. They're that good! But don't take my word for it....try them for yourself!

 

[Greg: Barrow, Alaska]

Made these as directed for party favors at my son's wedding. They were okay. I made them again but substituted milk chocolate for the semi-sweet chips. With the milk chocolate I would give this recipe a 5 star instead of 4. This may not be fair as I am not much of a dark chocolate fan.

 

[loriyeargan]

Wow, these were GREAT!! I made a batch last night and took them to work today, and they were gone in no time! I had put the salted peanuts in my blender to chop them, but they actually came out almost ground. They still looked quite nice, and several girls at work said they were "perfect" just like they were. Next time I'll have to take up Kim D's suggestion of using a small cookie scoop to make the balls, as it got kind of messy when I was rolling them. UPDATE: I have made these numerous times since my 1st review on Oct 8; they have been absolutely fantastic every time! I did try using a small cookie scoop to form the balls...that worked out OK. I have also tried the last 2 times by pouring the warm chocolate into candy molds, then putting that in the fridge to harden. It works great, it's WAY less messy, and it can be used with all kinds of different molds. I just sprinkle the peanuts over the top of the finished molded candy.