Description
Eerie Eyeballs are creepy and delicious Halloween treats that kids will love. These peanut butter and white chocolate balls are decorated with candy eyes and gel to create spooky eyeball effects, making them perfect for a festive party snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Eyeball Base
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating
- 1½ cups white chocolate chips or white candy melts
- Optional: 1 tablespoon shortening (to smooth melted chocolate)
Decoration
- 24 small candy eyes, chocolate chips, or M&M’s (for pupils)
- Red and blue gel food coloring or writing gel (for decoration)
Instructions
- Make the Dough: Beat together the peanut butter, softened butter, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar until you achieve a smooth and thick dough-like consistency.
- Shape the Balls: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on a tray lined with parchment paper. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Melt the Chocolate: Melt the white chocolate chips and optional shortening in 30-second microwave intervals, stirring well between each interval until completely smooth.
- Coat the Balls: Using a fork, dip each peanut butter ball into the melted white chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place the coated balls back on the parchment-lined tray.
- Add the Eyes: While the coating is still wet, press a candy eye, chocolate chip, or M&M into the center of each ball to create the pupil. Then chill again for 20 minutes to set the chocolate.
- Decorate the Eyeballs: Use toothpicks dipped in red and blue gel food coloring to draw veins and irises on the eyeballs for a spooky, realistic effect.
- Store and Serve: Keep the eyeballs refrigerated until ready to serve to maintain their shape and freshness.
Notes
- The optional tablespoon of shortening helps to smooth and thin the melted white chocolate for easier coating.
- If you don’t have candy eyes, chocolate chips or M&Ms work well as eyeball pupils.
- Be careful not to overheat the white chocolate in the microwave to avoid burning.
- These treats should be stored in the fridge as they contain butter and peanut butter and can become soft at room temperature.
- For a nut-free version, substitute peanut butter with sunflower seed butter, but note that flavor and texture will vary.
