This old fashioned recipe for a Christmas season favorite is SUPER simple to make! Just 4 ingredients come together to make these easy no bake, gluten free, and fuss free Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls. Made with powdered sugar, butter, and peanut butter, the simplicity cannot be beat! Perfect for gifting, or for swapping at a Christmas cookie exchange. This version is completely plain, but instructions are included for adding a chocolate coating if desired.
With the Christmas season fastly approaching, I figured it was high time I started sharing some of my favorite holiday recipes.
Peanut butter balls are in high demand here, since I live with two certifiable peanut butter lovers. We go through several pounds of the stuff per week, and keep every variety in the pantry you can possibly imagine! I don’t eat a whole lot of peanut butter, but when I do, I prefer natural. I use in in my Peanut Butter Cookie Oatmeal, and it’s sooo delicious.
This recipe for Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls makes use of the most popular variety of peanut butter in the house: creamy peanut butter. You won’t want to use natural for this recipe, since the oils can interfere with how well the balls stay together. You’ll want your run of the mill, regular old creamy peanut butter.
WHAT MAKES THESE PEANUT BUTTER BALLS OLD FASHIONED?
Modern peanut butter ball recipes include the use of cereal or graham cracker crumbs to get a firm texture, but these weren’t used in older recipes. This old fashioned recipe includes just 4 simple ingredients, and are a lot softer than the modern day versions. These are simple ingredients that were able to be found in just about any pantry in the middle of the last century, thus making it a simple and economical dessert. Particularly popular around the Christmas and holiday season, these Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls are great for gifting, or for bringing to an old fashioned Christmas cookie exchange.
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