Today a new recipe and today a new truffles recipe. If you like truffles you can experiment with the filling. I know there are a lot of peanut butter loves, so you can guess today’s recipe. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles.
What is the definition of Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
The meaning of Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles is:
”A chocolate truffle that is made with a filling of peanut butter and a topping of chopped peanuts and crackers”.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
There are many recipes for making chocolate truffles. You can use different fillings, such as the well-known whipped cream truffles. Today no whipped cream filling, but a filling of peanut butter.
If you’re a peanut butter fan, you’ll love these truffles. You can choose to use milk chocolate or dark chocolate. I personally like dark chocolate the best with truffles. This does not give that extra taste. But this is of course a choice you can make!
I really recommend you try this Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles recipe! Do you like this recipe leave a comment below or leave a comment on my YouTube Channel! I will appreciate that too! If you have any tips or feedback? Let me know!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe
This dessert recipe is so easy. You need the follow ingredients: cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla extract, icing sugar, dark chocolate, peanuts and crackers.
The first step is to add the cream cheese in a bowl and use a hand mixer to soften the cream cheese. The next thing you want to do is add the vanilla extract, peanut butter and icing sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients together.
Place a plastic wrap on top of the mixing bowl and set it in the fridge for 2 hours. After the 2 hours roll small balls by hand. If that’s not possible, put the mixture longer in the fridge. Add the small round balls on a sheet of baking paper and set it in the freezer for 1 hour.
After 1 hour start melting 300 grams of dark chocolate. Dip the balls in the chocolate and let them drain on a drip tray. Add on top finely crushed biscuits and add finely chopped peanuts. Let the truffles set in the fridge for 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes the truffles are ready to be served.
How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Below you can find the summary of the steps:
- The first step is to add 250 grams of cream cheese to a mixing bowl. Use a mixer to soften the cream cheese.
- Next add 10 ml of vanilla extract, 150 grams of peanut butter and 125 grams of icing sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix everything together.
- Let it set in the fridge for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours roll small balls by hand. Add the small round balls on a sheet of baking paper.
- Let the balls set in the freezer for 1 hour.
- Melt 300 grams of Dark Chocolate au-bain-marie.
- Dip the balls in the chocolate and let them drain on a drip tray.
- Add on top finely crushed biscuits (15 grams) and finely chopped peanuts (15 grams).
- Let the truffles set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes the truffles are ready to be served.
Other Dessert Recipes
If you are searching for more dessert recipes:
- Apple Cinnamon Cake
- Apple Mini Cakes
- Poffertjes
- Lady Fingers Cake
- Cream Cheese Chocolate Truffles
- Stewed Pears
- Stroopwafel Trifle
- Chocolate Pudding
if you have another interesting recipe, please let me know!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles Ingredients
To make this fantastic dessert you only need a couple of ingredients. These ingredients are:
cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla extract, icing sugar, dark chocolate, peanuts and crackers. You can find the recipe below! Interested in cooking videos? Watch my YouTube Channel!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Hand Mixer
- Saucepan
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 250 grams Cream cheese
- 150 grams Peanut Butter
- 10 ml Vanilla Extract
- 125 grams Icing Sugar
- 375 grams Dark Chocolate
- 15 grams Peanuts
- 15 grams Crackers
Instructions
- The first step is to add 250 grams of cream cheese to a mixing bowl. Use a mixer to soften the cream cheese.
- Next add 10 ml of vanilla extract, 150 grams of peanut butter and 125 grams of icing sugar to the mixing bowl. Mix everything together.
- Let it set in the fridge for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours roll small balls by hand. Add the small round balls on a sheet of baking paper.
- Let the balls set in the freezer for 1 hour.
- Melt 300 grams of Dark Chocolate au-bain-marie.
- Dip the balls in the chocolate and let them drain on a drip tray.
- Add on top of the chocolate peanut butter truffles finely crushed biscuits (15 grams) and finely chopped peanuts (15 grams).
- Let the truffles set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes the truffles are ready to be served.
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Notes
- If you notice after 2 hours that the mixture is still too soft to roll into balls, then it needs to stay in the fridge even longer. The mixture will stick to your hands when rolling the balls.
Nutrition
FAQ Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Below you can find the most frequently asked questions:
What is Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles?
A chocolate truffle that is made with a filling of peanut butter and a topping of chopped peanuts and crackers.
How long does it take to make?
The recipe will take you 3 hours and 55 minutes to make.
Which ingredients do I need for this recipe?
The ingredients you need for this recipe are: cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla extract, icing sugar, dark chocolate, peanuts and crackers.