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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons are an easy treat that is excellent year-round and for Valentine’s day!

It costs approximately $5.12 to make 30, or just about 17¢ each. 

For more treats to feed your chocolate and peanut butter obsession, try these Reese’s Stuffed Cookies, our No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars, and this Chocolate Wacky Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons are an easy treat that is great year-round and for Valentine's day! It costs $5.96 to make 30, or just 20¢ each.

When we were kids, we remember wanting to stay at home with our moms instead of going to school. When Jess asked her Mom if she could stay home, the answer was the same: “You don’t want to stay home with me; it is boring; I just lay around and eat bon bons all day.” She would always laugh, and Jess would go on her way to school. 

Honestly, Jess never knew what her Mom meant but grew to believe it was just something moms did all day. Oh, was she wrong! Now that we are moms, we can appreciate her response. Don’t we all wish we could lie around all day eating bon bons? 

While we may not have time for that, we do have time to whip up these Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons and snack on them whenever we want because we are the Mom! 

These bon bons are no ordinary treat. We add creamy peanut butter mixed with Rice Krispies and coat them with chocolate to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings. It is hard to eat just one! The creamy peanut butter combined with the slight crunch from the Rice Krispies and sweet chocolate is irresistible.

We recommend making a batch, sending your kiddos off to school, and then eating some of these sweet treats! Or whip up a batch to share with family and friends. This no-bake dessert will be one you want to make again and again.

Ingredients & Estimated Cost:

Recipe Cost: $5.12
Per Serving: $0.17
  • 4 Tablespoons butter – $0.44
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter – $0.83 
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar – $0.57
  • 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal – $0.62
  • 2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips – $2.48
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons Crisco – $0.18

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How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons Recipe

  1. First, line a baking sheet with wax paper. 
  2. Then, add butter to a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted. Whisk in peanut butter until smooth. 
  3. Add the powdered sugar and stir until smooth. If it’s too difficult to stir, then microwave for 30 seconds. 
  4. Next, add in Rice Krispies and stir until combined. 
  5. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Chill balls in the freezer for 45 minutes or in the refrigerator for 1 ½ hour. Set the wax paper-lined baking sheet aside because you will need it later. 
  6. Then, place the chocolate chips and Crisco in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and then microwave for 30 seconds, and then stir. Repeat until melted and smooth. 
  7. Next, rest a frozen peanut butter ball on top of a fork and dip the peanut butter ball into the melted chocolate. Spoon chocolate over the top of the ball until covered. Use the edge of the bowl to wipe off the excess chocolate from the fork. 
  8. Finally, ay the dipped peanut butter ball onto the wax paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining peanut butter balls and chocolate. Chill the balls in the freezer for 15 minutes or refrigerator for 30 minutes.  

***For complete recipe instructions, see the recipe card below.

Recipe Variations and Substitutions

  • If you prefer, you can use chunky peanut butter instead of smooth. 
  • You can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips instead of semisweet. 

Storage Tips

Serve: These will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days. 
Store: These will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. We recommend keeping them in a glass container so they are less likely to taste like your fridge when you bite into them. 
Freeze: Freeze them in freezer-safe Ziploc bags or glass containers for up to 3-4 months. 

Close up picture of a bite taken out of a bon bon.

Recipe FAQs

What is a chocolate bon bon?

They are a delicious sweet dessert covered in chocolate. Bon bons are believed to have first been created in the 17th century at the French Royal Court!

What is in a bon bon?

They are typically made with a creamy center. You may find a buttercream, marshmallow, or coconut cream filling inside them. In our recipe, we use a creamy peanut butter filling. 

What is the difference between bon bons and truffles?

Truffles and bon bons are pretty similar. However, a truffle is made with only chocolate and cream. At the same time, bon bons can be made with a variety of ingredients, not just limited to chocolate, as mentioned previously above. 

A plate of stacked chocolate peanut butter bon bons.

Get Kids Involved

Ages 2-3: Let them help melt the chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth.

Ages 4-5: Let them help mix the butter, peanut butter, and confectioner’s sugar until combined.

Ages 6-8: Help them scoop the mixture into 1-inch balls and dip them in the chocolate when ready. 

Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe. 

Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe unsupervised while you do the happy dance in the corner!

Bon bons stacked on top of each other.

Budget Tips

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons are fabulous for taking to a party. They are an inexpensive treat to bring to share with a crowd.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons

Recipe Cost 5.12
Serving Cost 0.17
Author Easy Budget Recipes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons are an easy treat that is great year-round and for Valentine’s day! It costs $5.96 to make 30, or just 20¢ each.
Servings: 30 people
Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes


Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • Wax paper
  • Medium microwave-safe bowl
  • whisk
  • Wooden spoon
  • Fork

Ingredients
 

  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal

CHOCOLATE COATING:

  • 2 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons Crisco
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  • Add butter to a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted. Whisk in peanut butter until smooth.
    Whisk together peanut butter and butter.
  • Add the powdered sugar and stir until smooth. If it’s too difficult to stir, then microwave for 30 seconds.
    Stir in powdered sugar.
  • Add in Rice Krispies and stir until combined.
    Stir in Rice Krispies.
  • Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Chill balls in the freezer for 45 minutes or in the refrigerator for 1 ½ hours. Set the wax paper-lined baking sheet aside because you will need in later.
    Freeze the peanut butter bon bons until solid before dipping in chocolate.
  • Place the chocolate chips and Crisco in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and then microwave for 30 seconds, and then stir. Repeat until melted and smooth.
  • Rest a frozen peanut butter ball on top of a fork and dip the peanut butter ball into the melted chocolate. Spoon chocolate over the top of the ball until covered. Use the edge of the bowl to wipe off the excess chocolate from the fork.
    Use a fork to dip the bon bons into the chocolate.
  • Lay the dipped peanut butter ball onto the wax paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining peanut butter balls and chocolate. Chill the balls in the freezer for 15 minutes or refrigerator for 30 minutes.
    Freeze the chocolate dipped bon bons until chocolate is set.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1bon bon | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 2mg
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  4. Leeanne C says

    5 stars
    My husband would be absolutely estatic about these. I’ve made these before but using coconut. Great for holiday gatherings.

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  9. Liza says

    4 stars
    These were really good and easy to make. I had to give up on melting the semisweet chocolate chips with Crisco as it turned into something that resembled a molten lava chocolate mixture. It no doubt may have been because I used coconut oil versus Crisco (?). Instead I melted the semisweet chocolate chips by themselves in the microwave.

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