Easy Peanut Butter Truffles

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Makes

64 truffles

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022
My husband is a huge peanut butter fan and grew up where honey was a household staple. This pairing goes so well together. —Tami Kuehl, Loup City, Nebraska
Easy Peanut Butter Truffles Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon plus 1/4 cup butter, divided
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups finely chopped honey-roasted peanuts or miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Line an 8-in. square pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter.
  2. In a small saucepan, combine honey and remaining butter over medium heat; cook and stir until blended. Stir in peanut butter until smooth. Remove from heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Spread into prepared pan. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm.
  3. Place peanuts in a shallow bowl. Using foil, lift candy out of pan. Remove foil; cut candy into 64 squares. Shape squares into balls; roll in peanuts. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 truffle: 87 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 54mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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