Crispy Peanut Butter Toffee Truffles are a perfect addition to your holiday treats. These light, crispy, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter toffee truffles are coated in rich milk chocolate and topped with crushed toffee bits. Once again the no-bake treat wins the holidays!
Well…..it was an interesting night around here. It all started when we were doing bedtime, which, around here, can last all night! As usual, we took the conquer and divide method (it’s really the only way with 4 kids) and somewhere in the midst of feeding Myla and laying with Nora I heard Ellia say she wasn’t sure if Santa Claus is real. WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?
To be fair, this is not the first time she has brought up the idea that Santa might not be real. But this time was different. This time it wasn’t just that some people in her class are talking…..this time the talking was really making her wonder! About the “realness” of Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny, and leprechauns…….
I have to admit – it was quite a moment for me. Sure, I know she’s 8 and I’m sure a lot of 8 year olds don’t even pretend to believe……but Ellia is different. She’s innocent and sweet and just the other day Jorden and I were joking that she would be the oldest kid ever to still believe in Santa Claus. And I loved that idea. And now that she’s starting to question, I just want to freeze time and keep her little and make her believe in magic. Forever!
Luckily, between Jorden, Greta, and myself, we were able to strong arm her out of doubt. We threw around phrases like “Hopefully Cubby {the elf} doesn’t hear and report back to Santa” and “I wonder what Santa gives kids who don’t believe” and the old favorite, which Ellia came up with, herself…..”Do you really think Mom & Dad would have bought you an iPad??? Santa MUST be real!” But the very best of all came from Greta: “Ellia…….you’re never too old to believe in Christmas!”
Crispy Peanut Butter Toffee Truffles – So rich and decadent!
For now, our plan is to do our best to keep the magic of Christmas alive. And just in case you need a little extra Christmas magic, too…..these Crispy Peanut Butter Toffee Truffles are full of it! They’re sweet and crispy and packed with the delicious flavors of peanut butter and chocolate and toffee. And best of all, they melt in your mouth and leave you feeling happy. Which is the best kind of magic of all.
Crispy Peanut Butter Toffee Truffles
Ingredients
- 1 c. crunchy peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp. butter softened
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 1 8 oz package milk chocolate toffee bits
- 1 c. crisp rice cereal
- 10 oz. milk chocolate I used Candiquik
Instructions
- Cream peanut butter and butter in a large bowl.
- Add powdered sugar and mix well.
- Gently stir in toffee bits (reserve 1/3 c.) and crisp rice cereal.
If necessary, refrigerate to reduce stickiness.
Roll into 1 inch balls.
Refrigerate one hour or more.
- Melt chocolate on stove top or in microwave; coat balls in chocolate and sprinkle with toffee bits.
- Place on wax paper to dry.
If you are a fan of peanut butter, then you must try my Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload Cookies.
If truffles are your thing and you would like to try more, try out these Homemade Chocolate Truffles from Simply Recipes.
Mel H. says
These couldn’t be anymore perfect. Send me some?? 😀
Lisa @ Wine & Glue says
These photos are drop dead gorgeous, Cath!
Catherine says
These certainly look wonderful and I am sure would disappear from the holiday table in a minute! xo Catherine
Jessica+Lane says
I agree with Greta! At the same time, it’s SUCH a fearful moment that I dread. We haven’t had any questions yet – but my oldest is ten so I am sad to say this is likely the last year. We are holding onto the magic – for as long as possible and I’m hoping that means all throughout the season! THESE LOOK AMAZING! I AM GIFTING THESE! I’m telling you – 2015 NEEDS to be the year of the Cathy Cookbook….pretty please? Think big my friend!
Desiree+@The36thAvenue says
Yummy… Pinning!
Jamie+@+Love+Bakes+Good+Cakes says
Yum! I would love some of these!
Deb+@+Cooking+on+the+Front+Burner says
What a great recipe Cathy! I remember those days of questioning and you just want the magic to last a little bit longer!!
Thalia+@+butter+and+brioche says
I am crazy for these truffles.. I LOVE how easy and delicious they are – and how little ingredients the recipe requires. I definitely will be making them. Thanks!
Jess says
Made these for teacher gifts – and they were so delicious! Thank you 🙂
Jil says
I made them with creamy peanut butter, turned out great! I wish dipping them in chocolate was easier.
Mylene says
The quantities of the recipe are for how many truffles? That looks delicious and the pictures are so beautiful, that’s really a good job!
Jamie Millikin says
How many truffles will this recipe make?
Cathy Trochelman says
One batch should make approx. 24 truffles.
Terese says
I would also like to know how many truffles the recipe makes – I want to bring them for a cookie swap, but I’m supposed to bring 4 dozen cookies. How many batches will I need to make?
Julie says
One batch produced 20 truffles for me. Some were larger than others so one batch could easily make 24 truffles. They are so rich and delicious they don’t have to be big.
Cathy Trochelman says
You should be able to get 24 out of one batch!
Suzi says
Can they be frozen? If so, for how long before they would go bad? Thanks
Melissa Monsman says
Would these truffles be okay to freeze? I’m going to give them as gifts in like two weeks so would it be okay to freeze for that long?
Cathy Trochelman says
I’ve never tried freezing them but I don’t think that would be a problem!
Kathy says
Freezing is great for these,my kids like them frozen
Melissa LaFontaine says
About how many truffles does this make what’s the yield on it?
Peg says
What other kind of chocolate can I use? Can I use semi sweet baking bar?
Cathy Trochelman says
You can use any type of chocolate (baking bar, chocolate chips) mixed with a bit of shortening to help with the melting process. A good rule of thumb is 1/2 tsp. shortening for every 1 ounce of chocolate. Hope this helps!
lynn says
I made these for xmas and they are soooo good! Simple to make. I used chocolate chips with a little coconut oil. i didnt put them in the fridege after balling. this may have helped with the chocolate part. i have run into chocolate getting hard and then its a disaster. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Nadene E Little says
Made these yesterday and had to box them up right away to keep from eating them all!!! They are unbelievably good.!!!! We are going to include them in our annual Candy Boxes for the holidays. Our family and friends will go wild. Very nice addition to our homemade Chocolate Covered Creams, Peanut & Raisin Clusters, Rocky Road Candy, and who knows what else I’ll come up with. Thank You for sharing the recipe.
Next time I may use just a little less powdered sugar or rice cereal though. The mixture was very difficult to incorporate all the dry ingredients.
teresa channey says
i will try to make this christmas… thanks for sharing
teresa channey says
i will try to make this christmas…
Nicole says
Do these need to be refrigerated? Can I make them sit tight and send them off to be eaten in 10 days or so?
Nicole says
^ air tight ^
Niki says
I made these last night and they were a huge hit! This is a nice step up from plain Peanut Butter or Buckeye Balls. Thanks for sharing!
Danielle says
I made these for Christmas this year and they were sooo good. My husband said they were a 10/10. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Beryl says
Drop them into the chocolate and take out with a fork. Do not stab it…scoop it out so excess chocolate drips off and put on wax paper.
Dee says
We don’t care for rice crispy cereal, can we use graham cracker crumbs?
Cathy Trochelman says
Yes, you can feel free to substitute anything that would give these truffles a bit of crunch.