Description
Irresistible Butterfinger balls deliver a crunchy, chocolatey sensation that melts in your mouth with pure indulgence. Sweet peanut butter centers coated in rich chocolate create a delightful treat sure to satisfy chocolate and candy cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (473 ml) crushed Butterfinger candy bars
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups (340 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Binding/Coating Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable shortening (optional, for smoother dipping)
Decorative Ingredients:
- Butterfinger or chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Thoroughly pulverize Butterfinger candies into fine, uniform crumbs to ensure smooth textural consistency throughout the confection.
- Combine powdered sugar, pulverized graham crackers, crushed Butterfinger fragments, smooth peanut butter, and liquefied butter in a generous mixing vessel.
- Thoroughly incorporate all ingredients until a cohesive, moldable mixture forms with no dry pockets.
- Craft compact, uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter using gentle, consistent pressure to maintain structural integrity.
- Transfer prepared confections onto a chilled tray and nestle in refrigerator for precisely 30 minutes to firm the interior and facilitate smooth chocolate coating.
- Gently melt chocolate almond bark using recommended tempering techniques, maintaining a silky, glossy consistency.
- Extract chilled spheres and rapidly immerse each one completely in molten chocolate, ensuring total coverage with minimal dripping.
- Delicately position chocolate-enrobed spheres onto parchment-lined surface, allowing excess chocolate to cascade gracefully.
- Allow confections to rest at room temperature until chocolate shell solidifies completely, creating a glossy, crisp exterior.
- Optional: Embellish with decorative sprinkles or additional crushed Butterfinger fragments while chocolate remains slightly tacky for enhanced visual appeal.
Notes
- Crush Butterfinger bars completely to avoid large chunks that might disrupt smooth ball formation.
- Chill mixture before shaping helps maintain perfect round shape and prevents sticky hands during rolling.
- For gluten-free version, replace graham cracker crumbs with gluten-free cookie crumbs or ground almonds.
- Store Butterfinger Balls in refrigerator for up to one week in airtight container to maintain freshness and texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg