Description
Ghostly Peanut Butter Balls with creamy peanut butter centers and a white chocolate ghost shell, finished with candy eyes for a festive no-bake Halloween treat.
Ingredients
Creamy peanut butter – 1½ cups
Unsalted butter, softened – ½ cup
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Fine salt – pinch
Powdered sugar – 3½ to 4 cups, as needed
Optional crunch: crisp rice cereal or cornflakes – 1½ to 2 cups
White chocolate (melting wafers or chips) – 12 to 16 oz
Candy eyes – as needed
Instructions
1. Mix peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth and creamy.
2. Beat in powdered sugar in two additions until a cohesive, rollable dough forms.
3. Fold in cereal if using; scoop 1-tablespoon portions and roll into balls or ghost mounds.
4. Chill on a parchment-lined tray for 30–60 minutes until firm.
5. Melt white chocolate gently in short bursts or a double boiler until smooth and fluid.
6. Spoon or dip to fully coat, letting the edges drip to form ghosty pools; add candy eyes while tacky.
7. Chill to set, then serve slightly cool for best texture; keep stored cold.
Notes
If dough crumbles, knead or add 1–2 tsp peanut butter; if soft, add powdered sugar or chill longer.
Swap white chocolate for milk/dark to make classic coated peanut butter balls.
For buckeyes, dip about ¾ and leave a peanut butter circle exposed on top.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg