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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bonbons

Craving. Chocolate. Peanut butter. Nagging, nagging. Helllooooo. Chocolate. NEED Chocolate! Peanut butter. Mmm. Peanut butter. Nagging. Craving. Peanut Butter. Chocolate. CHOCOLATE!


Bonbons … Mmm. Bonbons. Yes. Chocolate. Peanut butter. Yes, yes, yes. Ah! Better.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bonbons

I feed my cravings with high quality ingredients and then I also try to lighten up my favorite decadent treats.  If they taste really good, I find I don’t need to eat large quantities of them. These are sort of like a Reese’s peanut butter cup, except they’re healthier.

Chocolate Peanut Butter BonBons

Heavily adapted from Baby Gizmo Blog. To reduce the fat, I used PB2 in place of half of the peanut butter, which is a powdered form of peanut butter with 85% of the fat removed. If you can’t find it at your local grocery store (in the health food section), you can order it online.

  • 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (chocolate or regular … whatever you prefer/have on hand … I used a mix of both)
  • 1/4 cup flaxmeal
  • 1/2 cup PB2 (chocolate or regular or a mix of both … I used half chocolate/half regular)
  • 1/4 cup fat free half & half
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup light cream cheese
  • For dipping: good quality dark chocolate and mini chocolate chips … I am not sure how much I used because I grabbed some bar chocolate then added chips to it, but I would guess it would be about 1 – 1 1/2 cups of dark chocolate chips plus a cup of mini chocolate chips
In a handi chopper or food processor, grind the graham crackers into fine crumbs. Pour them into a bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients. Form the mixture into balls (makes about 24 or so), set the balls on a tray and set in the freezer for an hour or longer.
Set the mini chocolate chips in a separate bowl, then melt some dark chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler. To melt it in the microwave, microwave on high for 1 minute, then stir, then microwave 30 seconds longer and stir again. If it’s still not melted, microwave another 30 seconds and stir.
Lay out a section of waxed paper on a baking pan to set the chocolates on once you’ve dipped them.
To dip the bonbons: roll a ball around in the melted chocolate with a spoon, then poke it with a toothpick and shake gently to remove some of the chocolate. Hold the ball by the toothpick over the bowl of mini-chops and sprinkle with mini chips, then set on the waxed paper. Let the bonbons sit until the chocolate is set (in the fridge, if needed). Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bonbons

This recipe was shared at Melt in your Mouth Mondays, Manic Mondays, Fit & Fabulous Fridays, Foodie Friends Friday, Iron Chef Mom (Peanut Butter) and Newlyweds Recipe Linky.

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28 comments

LaurenKellyNutrition June 24, 2012 - 5:34 pm

HOLY MOLY ANN!! These look Amazing!!!! xoxo :0

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 10:48 am

Thank you so much Lauren!

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petit4chocolatier June 24, 2012 - 5:36 pm

These look so good! I am going to attempt making them. Thank you for sharing, judy

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 10:48 am

I’m so happy you’re going to try them! I hope you enjoy them as much as I am enjoying mine 🙂

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Jocelyn @BruCrew Life June 24, 2012 - 5:56 pm

Wowzers!!! I want about 2 dozen for me right now:-) Those look awesome!!!!

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 10:47 am

Thanks so much Jocelyn! I am really loving them … I gave my friends just ONE to taste … the rest are for ME hee hee 🙂

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Terra Baltosiewich (@CafeTerraBlog) June 24, 2012 - 11:00 pm

OH MY WORD!!!! That is all….well maybe, can I have a few please? They looks and sound fantastic! Hugs, Terra

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 10:46 am

Come on over Terra! I’ll share 🙂

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Rhonda June 25, 2012 - 5:14 am

can you use the regular peanut butter anyway without changing any thing else in the recipe?

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 7:56 am

Hi Rhonda! If you use regular peanut butter, you won’t need the half & half and you may not need the cream cheese or honey either. See the recipe I adapted this one from: http://blog.babygizmo.com/2012/06/peanut-butter-graham-cracker-balls/

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Lois Christensen June 25, 2012 - 7:46 am

Looks delicious!

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 10:46 am

thank you Lois … my “taste testers” agreed with me … they are!

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Savory Simple June 25, 2012 - 2:09 pm

Ann, these look wonderful! Anything with chocolate and peanut butter immediately wins my heart.

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Ann June 25, 2012 - 2:19 pm

Oh me too! I get HUGE cravings for chocolate and peanut butter.

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bobbiskozykitchen June 29, 2012 - 5:52 pm

Oh Goodness Gracious!! Ann you are killing me. Chocolate and peanut butter? Two of my favorite things!! <3

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Ann June 29, 2012 - 6:31 pm

they’re my favorites too … I’m keeping them hidden from myself in an opaque container in the fridge 🙂

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Brianne (@CupcakeKaleChip) July 2, 2012 - 2:51 pm

You are a better, more patient woman than I am. When I get the peanut butter and chocolate craving, I usually insert spoon into peanut butter jar and hand into chocolate chip bag. But at least they are usually Ghirardeli dark chocolate chips.

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Robyn August 10, 2012 - 5:27 pm

I am in love with these. lol Thanks for linking up to Foodie Friends Friday!

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Ann August 10, 2012 - 5:28 pm

That makes me sooo happy Robyn … thank you 🙂

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MissEricka August 11, 2012 - 11:17 am

WOW…these Bon Bons look A-Mazing!!! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!

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Ann August 11, 2012 - 5:07 pm

Thank you Miss Ericka! They were really fun little bonbons to make … but even better to eat 🙂

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Judy August 11, 2012 - 5:26 pm

don’t those look amazing! Good thing I don’t have graham crackers in the house or I’m sure these would make a great movie snack. Yikes!

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Ann August 11, 2012 - 5:28 pm

aw thanks Judy! they are a little addictive, I have to admit …

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Flour Me With Love August 12, 2012 - 10:34 am

These look divine! I’m looking forward to trying them soon 🙂

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Kathleen Fossey November 14, 2012 - 4:29 pm

Love the recipes and illustrations. Thank you, Sumptuous Spoonfuls!

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Ann November 14, 2012 - 6:13 pm

Thank you for the kind words Kathleen!

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