Peanut Butter Buckeye Pretzel Bites
Peanut Butter Buckeye Pretzel Bites are delicious peanut butter balls, squished between two pretzels and dipped in chocolate! They’re the perfect bite sized treat!
Servings: 64 pretzel bites
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter (softened, 1 stick)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 128 mini pretzels
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the peanut butter and butter till smooth.
- Add in the vanilla extract, and salt.
- Add in the sifted powderd sugar and mix together till nice and smooth, and thick (you want it to hold its shape). Add a little more powdered sugar if needed.
- Roll into 2 teaspoon sized balls. And place on a cookie sheet lined with silicone or parchment.
- Squish one ball into the middle of two pretzels.
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate chips (and coconut oil if you want it, it makes chocolate smoother) in a small bowl in the microwave in30 second increments, stirring after each until smooth. It usually takes 1 minute for me.
- Dip pretzel bites into melted chocolate, covering half of the pretzel. Place back onto prepared pan.
- Place in the fridge till chocolate is set.
- Store in the fridge in a ziplock bag or airtight container for 4-5 days.
Notes
**Total time includes freezer and chill time.