Each year for A Couple Cooks, we try to create a “healthier” version of some holiday favorites. Admittedly “healthy” is sometimes a dirty word when tacked onto dessert, but believe me, this healthy peanut butter buckeye balls recipe can stand up to the original. Keep reading for the buckeye balls recipe!
How to make this buckeye balls recipe
Buckeye balls weren’t part of my childhood growing up in Minnesota, but they’re certainly the rage here in Indiana around the holidays (perhaps because of the proximity to Ohio?). Essentially peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate, they’re little bites of heaven. Any other buckeye fans out there? Instead of the traditional butter and sugar, in this healthy buckeye balls recipe we’ve substituted Medjool dates. Medjool dates are large, chewy and sweet dates that are used to make natural sweets like Larabars and raw brownies (here are 10 great Medjool dates recipes). Add a little peanut butter, and voila — instant buckeye filling. Dipped in a little chocolate, these little bites taste very similar to the original, but without the butter and refined sugar. They’re certainly not a health food, but they’re more natural than most of the treats out there this time of year! Also, they’re vegan and gluten free! Let us know if you try them out and what you think. One tip for healthy cookies: we always make our cookie servings a little smaller than typical. This helps to control portion size and makes you satisfied with a smaller serving! These healthy buckeye balls are a great gluten-free Christmas cookie option and vegan Christmas cookie option (if you use vegan chocolate). And finally, the concept for this buckeye balls recipe was inspired by this recipe from our friend Ashley at Edible Perspective!
Looking for Christmas cookie recipes?
Aside from this healthy peanut butter buckeye balls recipe, here are a few of our favorite Christmas cookie recipes:
Soft Gingerbread CookiesPeppermint MeringuesChai Spiced Snowball CookiesGinger Cookie Ice Cream SandwichesThe Best Soft Ginger Molasses CookiesShortbread Cookies with Chocolate DrizzleChocolate BarkNarwhal Gingerbread Cutout CookiesHealthy Peanut Butter Buckeye BallsGingersnap Sandwich CookiesCranberry Pistachio Chocolate ClustersEasy Peppermint Bark
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This Healthy Peanut Butter Buckeye Balls recipe is vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free. 5 from 1 review
