Speckled Robin’s Egg Peanut Butter Truffles
Delightful truffles combining creamy peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate, finished with colorful candy shells for a stunning treat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 20 truffles 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling, Coating
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips (for coating)
- Colored candy shells or sprinkles (for speckling)
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth.
- Form small balls from the mixture, about one inch in diameter.
- Chill the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 15 minutes.
- Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in intervals until smooth.
- Coat the chilled balls in melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off.
- Sprinkle with colored candy shells before the chocolate sets.
- Final chill until chocolate hardens. Enjoy!
Notes
Truffles can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 truffle
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg