Recipe: Cherry Peanut Butter Balls with Diamond of California Nuts!

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Do you have favorite holiday recipes you make every holiday season? I love holiday baking and every year we are sure to make one of my families favorite treats – Cherry Peanut Butter Balls! This recipe was passed down from my grandma. I remember growing up that each year my siblings and I would help my grandma to make this recipe as well as some other favorites like sugar cookies. It is an easy recipe to whip up, though the chocolate dipping can take a bit of time and practice. This recipe is also very fun to make with your kids as they love rolling the dough into balls.

Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

Diamond Nuts - Cherry Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Diamond of California Walnuts, finely diced
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 cup Coconut
  • 3/4 cup Peanut Butter
  • 4 Tablespoons melted Butter
  • 12 Marshino Cherries, finely diced
  • 2-3 tsp Marshino Cherry juice (from jar)
  • 12 oz of Semi-Sweet Chocolate
  • 3.5 teaspoons melted Parafin Wax

Diamond Nuts - Cherry Peanut Butter Balls Directions:

  1. Combine Diamond of California Walnuts, Powdered Sugar, Coconut, Peanut Butter, Butter, and Cherries. Add 2-3 tsp of Marshino Cherry juice as needed until the dough holds together to be able to form balls.
  2. Roll the dough into approximately 1″ balls and place on a baking sheet on top of a sheet of wax paper.
  3. Melt chocolate chips and parafin wax using the double boiler method. Water should not exceed a low heat setting. Do not allow any water to get into your bowl of chocolate or your chocolate will turn grainy and won’t melt.
  4. Dip your balls into the chocolate and then return to your baking sheet. Tongs work well to avoid too much chocolate per ball but you can also use a spoon. Cool Cherry Peanut Butter Balls in the fridge until chocolate hardens. Then, enjoy!

Diamond of California Cherry Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

Yummy! My family loves these treats so much that they rarely last long! What’s your families favorite traditional Holiday Treat? Come view more baking inspiration on the Holiday Baking Traditions Pinterest Board!

Diamond of California Cherry Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

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About Janel

Janel is the owner and lead blogger of A Mom's Take. She is the mother of 4 little boys ages 6 and under. She loves to play board games and digital scrapbook.

  • http://www.facebook.com/IamMeUC Denise Taylor-Dennis

    Sounds interesting but this one does sound a bit more complicated, where do you even buy parafin wax?

  • http://www.facebook.com/christina.moore.737 Christina Moore

    I love these,

  • Alyssa Alicea

    Peanut Butter is my weakness. I’ll have to try these!

  • SARAH OSWALD

    i hope i get a chance to make these they look soooo yummy!!!

  • Jo-Ann Brightman

    These balls would be great for Christmas and kids can help make them

  • Christian Alejandro N.

    Absolutely delicious post! I approve!

  • angevege

    These look amazing! I would love to try this recipe with fresh cherries.

  • Jan

    Oh my gosh these look heavenly! I don’t like the cherries so I might leave those out but I think it would be just as good! My aunt taught me how to make Haystacks, another sweet treat that I hope to pass on :) Thanks for sharing :)

  • Shell Fruscione

    Those sound SO good! We’ll have to make those for my Father in Law- he LOVES anything with chocolate & cherries.

  • JulieK

    mmm this sounds really good – although I am not a fan of cherries – is there a substitute?

    • http://www.amomstake.com A Mom’s Take

      You can make the recipe the same without the cherries as a “Peanut Butter Ball”. They’re still good without the cherries!

  • Pam

    Those look so tasty! Yum. Now I want to make candy!

  • Beeb

    Oh my goodness, YUMMY! I want one!

  • Andrea

    Yum! Those look delicious!

  • Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

    Those look really, really good!!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/brettbmartin Brett Martin

    i only buy diamond nuts because that is the brand both my gramas bought, and my mom. my husband tells me i’m so strange at times, but honestly? why mess with a good thing? those look delish!