Bon Bons are delicious, no bake holiday treats made using peanut butter, icing sugar, rice krispies, and chocolate as main ingredients. Bon Bons are usually made during Christmas and for special occasions. These are a surprise treat for the family for celebrating their achievements. They are a perfect balance of creamy peanut butter with smooth, rich chocolate.
Christmas Bon Bons is a rich chocolatey treat that you can make during this festive season. These Christmas Bon Bons tastes so delicious, with minimal effort you can make these chocolatey goodness and it looks pretty too. These are rich, festive and perfect to pack for christmas gifting too.
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About Bon Bons
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bon Bons are easy no bake bit-sized dessert popular during holiday season. Bons bons can be made with a variety of ingredients with biscuits or cookies, plum cake or chocolate cake or with peanut butter etc. These have a perfect balance with a hint of crunch from rice krispies and salt to enhance the taste.
These bon bons are made by mixing peanut butter, butter, icing sugar, rice krispies shaped into balls, coated with rich chocolate with sprinkles on top. It has a deep flavour from peanut butter and chocolate with a in between crunch from rice krispies.
As you bite in, the peanut butter, rice krispies filling with a chocolate outer it is such a bliss in each bite. The rich chocolate coating on the outside gently cracks when you bite into it, revealing a soft, sweet, and slightly salty peanut butter center. You should definitely try and enjoy it!
The combination of chocolate and peanut butter creates a delicious balance of flavors that is comforting and satisfying. These bon bons are perfect for sharing, gifting, or enjoying as a quick treat after meals or with tea or coffee.
Simple, tasty, and loved by all ages, Peanut Butter Chocolate Bon Bons are a classic sweet treat that never goes out of style.
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Bon Bons Ingredients
- Peanut Butter - The main filling ingredient that gives a creamy, crunchy texture and rich nutty flavor.
- Chocolate (Milk & Dark) - Forms the outer coating, adding sweetness and a smooth, melt-in-the-mouth finish. I have used a combination of milk and dark chocolate.
- Butter - Adds richness and helps make the peanut butter filling soft and smooth.
- Icing Sugar - Gives a mild sweetness, you can use powdered sugar i you prefer more sweetness.
- Vanilla Extract - Enhances the overall flavor with a mild, pleasant aroma.
- Oil - to melt chocolate.
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How to make Bon Bons Step by Step
1.To a mixing bowl add ½ cup peanut butter with ⅛ cup butter at room temperature.
2.Mix it well first.
3.Add ¾ cup icing sugar. You can use powdered sugar too.
4.Mix it well to form a dough like this.
5.Add ½ cup rice krispies to it.
6.Mix it well.
7.Keep refrigerated for 30 minutes.
8.Scoop the dough.
9.Roll between your palms to form a ball.
10.Keep in fridge and chill for 15 minutes.
11.Boil water in a sauce pan - place a bowl on it. Add ¾ cup milk chocolate and ¼ cup dark chocolate.
12.Melt chocolate using double boiling. method. When it is flowing and smooth switch off.
13.Cool down for few minutes then add each ball and coat with chocolate.
14.Coat with chocolate using a fork. Tap to remove excess.
15.Transfer it to a tray with parchment paper.
16.Top with sprinkles.
17.Set in fridge and chill for 30 minutes.
18.Peanut butter chocolate bon bons are ready!
Store in fridge.
Expert Tips
- Peanut Butter - Smooth peanut butter gives a creamy filling but I used crunchy peanut butter which has roasted chopped peanuts in it. I love the crunchy bits here and there. You can use either creamy or crunchy.
- Chilling - Make sure to chill the dough before rolling as it helps to tighten the dough which helps easy rolling else it will be sticky. Even after rolling chill the balls before dipping in chocolate.
- Balance - The peanut butter I used has salt in it. You can add a pinch of salt to the filling too.
- Melt chocolate - Always melt chocolate using double boiler method or using short microwave bursts. Slow melting helps it from burning. Melt chocolate until smooth, flowing and shiny.
- Dipping - Coat the peanut butter balls with chocolate fully, tap to remove excess. I always use a fork which makes the job easier.
- Setting - You can set it at room temperature or in fridge depending on the climatic conditions outside.
- Storing - Keep bon bons in an airtight container in fridge or freezer. Proper storage keeps them fresh and prevents melting.
Serving and Storage
Bon Bons are best served from fridge or at room temperature. Arrange them on a dessert plate, gift box, or tray for parties, festivals, or special occasions. Store bon bons in an airtight container in fridge or freezer. In fridge it stays good for a week and in freezer for months.
FAQS
1.Can I use creamy peanut butter?
Yes, you can use smooth creamy peanut butter if you like smooth texture. Crunchy peanut butter will give a nutty crunch inside.
2.Can I make bon bons without butter?
Yes, you can reduce or skip butter, but the filling may be slightly firmer and less creamy.
3.Which chocolate is best for coating?
Good-quality milk or dark chocolate works best. Dark chocolate gives a richer taste, while milk chocolate is sweeter.
4.Do bon bons need to be refrigerated?
Not always. Store them in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate only in warm weather to prevent melting.
5.Can I skip rice krispies?
Yes you can skip rice krispies and add roasted chopped nuts for crunch.If you want a smooth and creamy filling skip nuts and rice krispies, just use creamy peanut butter with butter.
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Bon Bons Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¾ cup icing sugar
- ⅛ cup butter
- ¾ cup milk chocolate
- ¼ cup dark chocolate
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup rice krispies
- 2 tablespoon christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl add ½ cup peanut butter with ⅛ cup butter at room temperature.
- Mix it well first.
- Add ¾ cup icing sugar. You can use powdered sugar too.
- Mix it well to form a dough like this.
- Add ½ cup rice krispies to it.
- Mix it well.
- Keep refrigerated for 30 minutes.
- Scoop the dough.
- Roll between your palms to form a ball.
- Keep in fridge and chill for 15 minutes.
- Boil water in a sauce pan - place a bowl on it. Add ¾ cup milk chocolate and ¼ cup dark chocolate.
- Melt chocolate using double boiling. method. When it is flowing and smooth switch off.
- Cool down for few minutes then add each ball and coat with chocolate.
- Coat with chocolate using a fork. Tap to remove excess.
- Transfer it to a tray with parchment paper.
- Top with sprinkles.
- Set in fridge and chill for 30 minutes.
- Peanut butter chocolate bon bons are ready!
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Notes
- Peanut Butter - Smooth peanut butter gives a creamy filling but I used crunchy peanut butter which has roasted chopped peanuts in it. I love the crunchy bits here and there. You can use either creamy or crunchy.
- Chilling - Make sure to chill the dough before rolling as it helps to tighten the dough which helps easy rolling else it will be sticky. Even after rolling chill the balls before dipping in chocolate.
- Balance - The peanut butter I used has salt in it. You can add a pinch of salt to the filling too.
- Melt chocolate - Always melt chocolate using double boiler method or using short microwave bursts. Slow melting helps it from burning. Melt chocolate until smooth, flowing and shiny.
- Dipping - Coat the peanut butter balls with chocolate fully, tap to remove excess. I always use a fork which makes the job easier.
- Setting - You can set it at room temperature or in fridge depending on the climatic conditions outside.
- Storing - Keep bon bons in an airtight container in fridge or freezer. Proper storage keeps them fresh and prevents melting.
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