1cupmilk chocolate chips or Baker's melting chocolateGhirardelli melting wafers are our favorites
¼cupwhite chocolate melting wafers(melted) for the stripes on the football
Instructions
Combine peanut butter, butter, heavy whipping cream and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
1 cup creamy peanut butter, 5 tablespoons salted butter, 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla
Add powdered sugar and blend until completely creamy.
1½ cups powdered sugar
Refrigerate or freeze dough 1+ hours.
Roll 1" dough balls between your hands and roll it like dough on the two sides to form football shapes.
Melt your chocolate according to package instructions in a small bowl. Using a toothpick, gently dip each chilled peanut butter form into the bowl of chocolate, allowing excess to drip before placing them on parchment paper.
1 cup milk chocolate chips or Baker's melting chocolate
Refrigerate on a parchment lined baking sheet to set.
Melt white chocolate wafers. Add to a plastic bag with the end cut off for piping, and add lines to create footballs.
¼ cup white chocolate melting wafers
Notes
Substitutions and Notes
Creamy Peanut Butter - Do not use natural.
Milk Chocolate Chips - Milk chocolate, semi-sweet or dark chocolate! We love the Ghirardelli melting wafers for these truffles.
Refrigerate or freeze the dough for at least an hour so that it is easy to roll. After forming the shapes, place in the freezer on a cookie sheet (lined with parchment) for about an hour. It made them easier to dip and didn’t change the texture or taste.
A toothpick is best for dipping the chilled peanut butter into the melted chocolate. The hole gets covered up by the “laces” so it doesn’t have to look perfect.
Work in batches, because the chilled peanut butter does defrost quickly after pulling from the fridge or freezer.
Save your excess chocolate that gets left on the parchment paper as these set up. You can re-heat it and use it for your next batch!
For the laces, use melted white chocolate (we needed approximately 1/4 cup of the Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers). Snip the end of a plastic baggie for piping.