Gluten-Free Pumpkin Peanut Butter Balls
Super cute and easy gluten-free peanut butter balls are a sweet treat perfect for the fall holidays.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter (melted (dairy-free use Smart Balance or Earth Balance butter))
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- gluten-free red and yellow gluten-free food coloring
- gluten-free pretzel sticks
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl combine peanut butter, melted butter, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla mix until fully combined with your stand up mixer or hand mixer.
- 2
Add several drops of the red and yellow food coloring and mix until you get the orange color you want.
- 3
Add the powdered sugar and mix until fully combined.
- 4
Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture and form into a ball. (I use my cookie scoop.)
- 5
Using a toothpick create the dents in the pumpkins.
- 6
Inserts a piece of the gluten-free pretzel in the center to be the pumpkin's stem.
- 7
Place on parchment lined cookie sheet, either refrigerate or freeze. (I prefer them to be frozen.)
- 8
Enjoy!