I’ll admit it. I’m a peanut butter addict. It all started when I was a kid and my nanny allowed me to eat peanut butter (on a spoon) right out of the container. I’m not going to tell you how many spoonfuls I had but this was the start of my peanut butter love and addiction. Creamy, crunchy. . I like it all.
Now that I am older and have kids, when we eat pb&j’s, I try to use the healthy peanut butter and the kids don’t say anything. . they are too young to notice the difference. . . Today, there was nothing healthy about these truffles. . as a true truffle should be, these were delicious, chocolatey, rich and left you wanting more! These reminded me of this game we used to play called “Chubby Bunny.” All the people playing are lined up and everyone has to stuff (and not eat) a single marshmallow into their cheeks and say “Chubby Bunny.” The person who has the most marshmallows stuffed into their mouths and can still say “Chubby Bunny” without hurling wins.
Admittedly, I wanted to eat 10 of these. . but I am trying to teach my kids how to share.
Hope you enjoy! (NO baking required!)
Peanut Butter-Pretzel Truffles (a.k.a. Chubby Bunny Truffles with Toffee)
Yield: About 15-18 truffles (depending on how large or small you make them)
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Chill Time: 1 hour, total
Chubby Bunny Truffles with Toffee
Ingredients
- 1½ cups crushed pretzel pieces
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 cup milk or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
- 1 cup english toffee bits or a heath bar crushed
- 1/2 to 1 cup peanut butter chips + 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening to decorate the truffles at the end optional
- Will need **Wax paper**
Instructions
- Put the pretzel pieces into a resealable plastic bag and crush into very small bits (a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin works great for this).
- In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are completely blended and smooth. Add the pretzel bits to the peanut butter mixture and mix thoroughly. Then, add the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined.
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Using a small cookie or ice cream scoop, (or about 2 teaspoons worth of peanut butter mixture), gently shape the mixture into a ball with your fingers. Place the ball on the wax paper-lined cookie sheet and repeat with the remaining peanut butter mixture. Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to dip the truffles, microwave the chocolate chips and vegetable shortening together in a small bowl in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until completely melted and smooth. This took me 3 - 30 sec increments.
- Working one at a time, dip one peanut butter-pretzel ball into the melted chocolate and use a fork to roll it around, ensuring that it is completely coated with chocolate. Let any extra chocolate drip off and place back on the wax paper-lined sheet. Repeat with all of the peanut butter-pretzel balls. Sprinkle the chocolate covered truffles with the english toffee bits while the chocolate is still warm so the toffee bits stick.
- Return the baking sheet to the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes. Garnish with a drizzle of melted peanut butter (use a fork or a chop stick (if you have one) to drizzle the melted peanut butter) and enjoy. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Adapted from the Brown Eyed Baker’s recipe!
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