Peanut Butter Buckeyes have been on my to-make list for like forever! But then a magical thought crossed my mind – could it be possible to make a Peanut Butter Buckeye even better with the addition of Oreos?
You all went crazy with me over my Loaded Oreo Peanut Butter Bars a few weeks ago so I figured the answer must be YES! Lo and behold the Peanut Butter Oreo Buckeye was born. Creamy peanut butter buckeyes with a surprise Oreo cheesecake filling, all topped off with a dipping of dark chocolate – pure peanut butter bliss!
How is your week going? Our house is being renovated at the moment so every day when I come home from work I feel like there is a fresh coating of dust over everything. On the plus side, when I make an absolute mess of the kitchen baking up a storm, I don’t feel as bad! So back to the topic at hand – did I mention these beauties are no bake?
They are the perfect midweek pick me up. Oh, oh and you only need 6 ingredients! Have I convinced you yet? I have a stack of them sitting in my freezer, they are ridiculous good frozen, weird I know.
This recipe basically only requires two skills, mixing and rolling. So first things first, crush those delicious Oreo biscuits – cream and all, before adding in cream cheese. Roll them into small balls and pop them into the fridge. Then its onto the filling, blitzing peanut butter, butter and icing sugar into a sweet paste.
Cover each of the Oreo balls by rolling in your hands. Then it’s melting chocolate time! To achieve the traditional buckeye look, use a toothpick or skewer to dip each ball. Once they are set, it’s time to EAT! Or get them out of the house because they are so DARN delicious!
Let's Bake
Peanut Butter Oreo Buckeyes
Creamy peanut butter buckeyes with a surprise Oreo cheesecake filling, dipped in dark chocolate.
Ingredients
Oreo layer
- 200 grams (approximately 20) plain Oreo biscuits
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) cream cheese, softened
Peanut butter layer
- 250 grams (1 cup) smooth peanut butter
- 60 grams (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 250 grams (2 cups) icing or powdered sugar, sifted
- 225 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) good quality dark chocolate
Instructions
- Begin by lining a large cookie sheet or baking tray with baking or parchment paper. Then pop all your Oreos (cream and all) into a food processor and whiz until they resemble fine crumbs. Then add in chunks of the softened cream cheese and whiz again. Stir with a plastic spatula or wooden spoon until the Oreo mixture is nice and wet.
- Roll the Oreo mixture into small balls and place onto your tray. You should make around 22 – 24 balls. Pop them into the fridge. Next to make the filling, add the peanut butter, butter and icing sugar into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on slow until combined and then turn the speed up to medium for about a minute or until the mixture is nice and smooth.
- Next, get your Oreo balls out of the fridge. Grab a piece of peanut butter and wrap it around the Oreo until there is no more Oreo showing. Roll into a smooth ball using your hands. Continue until all the balls are complete and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes until nice and firm.
- Place a small saucepan on medium heat with about 5cm or 2 inches of water in the bottom. Pop the dark chocolate into a small heatproof bowl and place the bowl on top of the saucepan, ensuring the bottom of the bowl will not touch the water below. Gently stir as the steam slowly melts the chocolate and it becomes silky and smooth. I liked to remove the chocolate from the heat but keep the bowl on top of the warm water to keep the chocolate nice and loose.
- Use a toothpick to dip each peanut butter ball into the chocolate before gently lifting it out and placing it back on the tray. Continue with all the truffles and then refrigerate for at least 30 minutes until the chocolate sets.
Notes
Australian Oreos are slightly small than American Oreos, so it may be best to measure your amount of Oreos in grams, otherwise maybe just add 18 Oreo biscuits.
Suzanne says
A perfect combination all rolled into one. Pun intended:)
Jessica Holmes says
Hahaha love it! Thanks Suzanne!
Erin @ Making Memories says
Oh my heck. You just made a Buckeye that I would devour. They look delicious!
Jessica Holmes says
Thanks so much Erin!
Kelly says
Oreo stuffed in peanut butter buckeyes is totally epic, Jess! Such a great idea and they look amazing! Hope your house reno gets finished soon – dust everywhere is never any fun.
Jessica Holmes says
Thanks so much Kelly! 🙂
Christin says
Totally genius!! Buckeyes are a holiday tradition for us. Totally never thought to put oreo in the middle. We will be making these for Christmas!
Jessica Holmes says
Oh I really hope you do get to make them Christin – you will LOVE them!
Denise says
Good luck with the house renos…I’m sure it will be worth it in the end 🙂 I love that these only require 2 easy skills! They look delicious, and I love that secret little Oreo surprise in the middle!
Jessica Holmes says
Thanks Denise, they’re not even our renos – we’re just renting! 😉 Oh yes a little Oreo surprise always gets the thumbs up in my book!
Dani @ House in Tillford says
Yummy, I haven’t heard of buckeyes before but they look amaze!
Jessica Holmes says
They are amazing Dani! 😉
Anu says
I love Peanut Butter Buckeyes and this addition of oreos sounds and looks absolutely YUM!! Gorgeous and delicious. Loved your awesome pictures too! 🙂
Jessica Holmes says
Thanks so much Anu!
Beeta says
Oh my gosh!! These look absolutely fantastic, Jess!! I used to make Oreo truffles (crushed oreos with cream cheese then rolled in chocolate) all the time, and people loved those…but these? WOW! These are like out of this world amazing. I could see people chasing me down for some of these…dangerous stuff!!! :p I LOVE that you added the peanut butter component…this is every American’s dream thrown into neat little balls…I’m drooling over here. I love that these can be frozen too because as amazing as these are, I’d feel way too guilty if I ate more than a couple in one day, so the fact that I can pick at these continuously throughout the week is great. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! <3
Jessica Holmes says
Beeta, your comments always make me smile! You are too kind! That’s exactly right, Oreo Truffles crossed with Peanut Butter Buckeyes! I had the crazy idea and just hoped it worked. I took one bite and was like YES!! Match made in heaven. Oh tell me about it, I plan to go home from work and get one out of the freezer VERY SOON! Happy Friday dear x
Ashley says
Every time I come here I think you’ve made pretty much the best thing ever. THESE are the best thing ever. I love the addition of Oreo! And I totally know what you mean about the dust — we built the house we live in now, and I always thought since we’d have a new house, it’d be clean. Oh my goodness, trying to get the dust out of every corner was a nightmare!
Jessica Holmes says
Ashley, that is the sweetest comment – thank you! Yes that is SO true, I never thought about that with a new house! Good point!
Lauren says
I was convinced I needed to make these after seeing the first picture! These look so good! Thanks for linking up with us for Fabulous Foodie Fridays, have a great weekend 🙂
Jessica Holmes says
Aww thanks Lauren! I hope you get a chance to try them! 🙂
Catey says
Ooh, I cant’ wait to see how your renovation turns out! These buckeyes are just incredible. I didn’t think a normal buckeye could get any better, but somehow you managed to do it – YUM!!
Jessica Holmes says
Thanks Cate! Oreos make everything better right? 😉
Alice says
I love Peanut Butter Buckeyes and love the addition of the Oreos! the perfect sweet treat!
Jessica Holmes says
Thank you Alice! 🙂
Shellie says
These look so delicious! I think I would goble them all up before I could take a photo of them!
Jessica Holmes says
Hahaha thanks Shellie! Although it makes so many, I’m glad that didn’t happen!
Amy says
Jess! This is just so super awesome! It’s like a bite size version of every great dessert ever rolled into one package! I need to get my hands on some more GF oreos soon! These will be a massive hit with, well, anyone! I love your photos too – that little blue bowl is darling 🙂
And these, frozen, would be just the best ‘home from the gym and need a sugar hit’ food or ‘curled up on the couch bingeing on Netflix’ food ever!
Jessica Holmes says
Hahaha your comment made me laugh Amy because obviously we think the exact same way! Or ‘I went to work today and deserve a treat’ food! Maybe I’ll have one (or two) tonight! 😉
Nicole says
Yes! I love stashing treats in the freezer. It’s the best kind of surprise.
Jessica Holmes says
So true!