Almost perfect! These are close to my mom's, who makes them without a recipe. I used a bag and a half of chocolate chips to dip them and cooled them in the freezer to make them slightly firm so dipping was much easier. I added paraffin wax to the chocolate, but didn't add enough because they were still sticky to the touch. That's the only flaw with this recipe. The chocolate needs wax to set it. (Paraffin is not generally edible, but my family has been making candy with it for years.) I might try the Dolci Frutta chocolate dip next time for a good coating without the wax and a lighter chocolate flavor.

super addicting! i omitted the shortening and yes, definitely refrigerate or freeze before dipping in chocolate. the only thing i wasn't crazy about was the semi-sweet chocolate- next time i'm going to use milk chocolate; it's a better complement to the peanut butter.

Had a little bit of a hard time with these. The chocolate burned but in all they were really good and the family enjoyed them.

Either I was really bad at trying these out or the recipe is bad. The balls always fell apart, way to much surgar and can someone please tell me how to dip balls in chocolate without the chocolate getting hard! ?

These were so easy to make and very very, I mean very rich! One is more than enough. The kids loved them, and enjoyed making them with me! They are so easy, and fast to make. The five stars is especially for how simple and practical they are to make. Made with ingredients I always have on hands! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

These are so good! I love them!

The absolute BEST peanut butter ball recipe I've tried. My kids and I used this recipe to make peanut butter eggs for Easter. They turned out really well. The texture was perfect and the taste was out of this world! The graham cracker crumbs are the secret ingredient, I think. My mother thought these were the best. Candy-making can be intimidating, but this recipe is so simple and yields delicious results. They disappear quickly, so consider doubling the recipe. I will use this recipe every year for Christmas, and whenever else I can find an excuse to make them!

I wish I would have read the reviewer's suggestions BEFORE I turned this awesome recipe into a disaster. I made a HUGE mess trying to roll gooey peanut butter batter into melted chocolate. Next time I will REFRIDERATE before coating them. In spite of that, the texture & flavor were remarkable! Also, I used chocolate almond bark instead of choco chips....I think it would have been just fine if I could've actually made balls instead of a mess! :)

Perfect!

These tasted GREAT! Most people who tried them couldn't handle more than one or two. They're very rich/heavy. This will definately spoil your appetite if eaten too close to dinner time!

This was my first time making these, and they turned out awesome! However, I recommend forming them into balls BEFORE putting them in the fridge. My family begged for more! Also, I did need more chocolate chips then the recipe called for. The graham cracker crumbs really make these pop!

I simply omitted the shortening for this recipe & every one young and old loved it. Simple and easy to make with the kids!

I don't think I'm making this right...I put the peanut butter balls in the fridge for 30 minutes, but they're still sliding off the toothpicks. I'm not loving the semi-sweet chocolate either- I think milk chocolate would be better. I do like the taste of the peanut butter though.

Everyone in my extended family kept snitching these delicious peanut butter balls this Christmas. I'm a chocolate snob, so I used Ghiradelli semi-sweet chips. I couldn't bear to pollute it with shortening or any other fat - and quite frankly the thicker chocolate coating was perfect for me (but had to use 3 bags of choc chips). I microwaved the chocolate to melt it, stirring frequently, and used a spoon to dip the balls - much easier than a double boiler and toothpick routine. And if you're wondering - use creamy peanut butter!

This recipe is so simple and so fantastic. I took the helpful hints from the other reviews, and softened the butter and it made it much easier to mix. Also you need to freeze the peanut butter balls before attempting to dip them in the hot chocolate, it's much easier that way. I also used milk chocolate chips, just a personal preference. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make them though because I didn't have a double boiler. But what I actually did was just melt the chips in the microwave and it worked great. The chocolate started to cool before I finished so I just put the chocolate back in the microwave for another minute and it worked out great! This recipe is by far the best I've found for peanut butter balls! I've had to make 3 batches this Christmas because they go so fast.

this is so easy --- and I had sooo many compliments ---

This is such a quick recipe to make; and they dissappear just as fast! The only thing I did differently was I used Rice Crispies instead of the graham cracker crumbs and milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet. You can also roll them in crushed nuts, cocoa powder, powdered sugar or coconut as an alternative to the chocolate.