Buckeye Balls

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What's In Buckeye Balls?

Here's what's in buckeye balls: The peanut butter balls are made with confectioners' sugar, creamy peanut butter, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract. The coating comes together quickly with just semi-sweet chocolate chips and shortening.

How to Make Buckeye Balls

You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade buckeye balls:

1. Make the peanut butter dough and roll into balls. Refrigerate.
2. Melt the chocolate and shortening together in a double boiler.
3. Insert a toothpick into each chilled ball and dip in the chocolate.
4. Remove the toothpicks and chill until set.

How to Store and Freeze Buckeye Balls

Transfer the buckeye balls to a shallow, airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To freeze buckeye balls, transfer them to a zip-top freezer bag or another freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

"This is an easy recipe that everyone will enjoy," says C Sue Simpson. "This batch gave me 36 buckeyes (just big enough for 2-3 bites each)."

"I added some crispy rice cereal to the recipe to give it a little crunch," according to Shannon Newcomb, who gave this buckeye ball recipe a 5-star rating.

"I made these with my kids a week ago," says Kaitlyn Diane Bennett. "They were wonderful and super easy to make! Both of my children loved them just as much as they loved making them."

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams