Crunchy Peanut Butter Pretzel Balls

Oh, has it been a minute since I expressed my undying love of peanut butter? Rest assured my obsession has not waned. And while I fully admit that my preferred method of eating peanut butter is with a spoon, right out of the jar, sometimes I feel compelled to actually make stuff with it.

I recently saw peanut butter treat balls of some kind on a grocery store shelf but the ingredient list seemed needlessly long. Still, it got me thinking that they couldn't be too hard to make myself. A little sweet, a little salt and definitely a whole lot of crunch would make them delicious.

I debated between adding crushed pretzels or crushed peanuts and decided there was no reason to choose and used both. Note that I used an all natural style peanut butter with no added salt or sugar. But if you're using a commercial brand that has both, start with less sugar and salt than I added and keep tasting until you find the balance you like. You might want to be careful with the tasting though because I found it's way too easy to "taste" the whole mixture and have none left to make the crunch balls. Enjoy!

Yield: 8 Servings

Author: Anita Schecter

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Crunchy Peanut Butter Pretzel Balls

Prep time: 12 MCook time: Total time: 12 M

Recipe for crunchy peanut butter balls filled with pretzels and peanuts, topped with melted chocolate.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup crushed pretzels
• 1/4 Cup crushed peanuts
• 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 Cup natural style peanut butter
• 2 Tablespoons milk, as needed
• 1/4 Teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• 1/2 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• Sprinkling of sea salt

Instructions:

1. Crush the pretzels and peanuts in a food processor or by placing in a plastic bag and crushing with a rolling pin.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the crushed pretzels, crushed peanuts, powdered sugar, salt and peanut butter.
3. Add one to two tablespoons of the milk, as needed, to form a dough that holds together when scooped.
4. Using a 1 oz. scoop, form balls and place on a parchment lined plate. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the peanut butter balls.
5. Sprinkle the tops with a pinch of sea salt.

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