Golden Snitch Peanut Butter Balls
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These Golden Snitch Peanut Butter Balls combine a smooth peanut butter center with a shimmering golden shell for a simple no-bake dessert. Fun, festive, and easy to make, they’re the perfect addition to any Harry Potter-themed celebration.
Originally published June 2019 – Updated September 2025
Harry Potter Golden Snitch Peanut Butter Balls
Turning peanut butter balls into shimmering Golden Snitches might be my favorite wizarding kitchen craft yet. Creamy peanut butter centers get coated in golden chocolate with little wings that look ready to fly. There’s no baking required and even the kids can help.
What I love most is, not only are they fun to make, but they’re also seriously delicious. Think chocolatey peanut butter Buckeyes, but shaped like the Golden Snitch. From birthdays to Harry Potter marathons, these cute little snitches will add a magical touch to any celebration.
Planning a full-on wizarding celebration? Be sure to check out my Harry Potter Party Ideas for more magical snacks, invitations, and decorations.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Short and simple ingredient list.
- They’re no-bake, making them easy enough for kids to help with.
- Fun and whimsical for any Harry Potter themed celebration.
Ingredients
- Peanut butter: Smooth and creamy works best for rolling.
- Butter: Softened so it mixes easily with the peanut butter.
- Powdered sugar: Sweetens and firms up the filling.
- Yellow and dark cocoa candy melts: For the golden coating.
- Vegetable oil: Helps thin the candy melts for dipping.
- Gold color mist: Gives the snitches their magical sparkle.
- Golden Snitch wings: You can buy them on Amazon or make your own.
Find the full printable recipe with measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
How to Make Edible Golden Snitches
For the Peanut Butter Balls
Step 1. Start by mixing peanut butter, powdered sugar and butter. Keep mixing until it thickens enough to be rolled into balls.
Step 2. Next, form twelve balls and place them on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. If you need more, you could easily make the balls slightly smaller to form 15 balls.
Coating the Balls
Step 1. Place the peanut butter balls in the fridge and grab your yellow and brown candy melts. I experimented a little to get as close to gold as I could. I went with one cup of yellow candy melts with eight dark chocolate melts.
Tip: I also added a teaspoon of vegetable oil For a smoother consistency, you may also want to add a little vegetable oil (about a teaspoon). You can also use Wilton EZ Thin Dipping Aid. It costs more but a little goes a long way.
Step 2. Microwave at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until melted, then use a fork to dip the peanut butter balls into the melted chocolate. Tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to remove any excess chocolate.
Step 3. Place them on the wax paper (be sure they’re not touching). I know they don’t look golden yet, but they will once sprayed.
Step 4. Put the balls in the refrigerator for while you transver the remaining melted chocolate to a squeeze bottle. It only takes a minute or two for the chocolate to firm up.
Step 5. Take the squeeze bottle and make your Golden Snitch accents on the chocolate balls. I made half oval on each side, then three straight lines down within the oval.
Step 6. Next, spray them with Gold Color Mist to give them a cool, metallic look.
Making The Wings
If you don’t want to make your own wings, you can buy golden snitch wings on Amazon. However, I didn’t have these on hand at the time so I made my own. It’s totally up to you and both will work just fine.
Step 1. To make my own sets of wings, I used gold glitter card stock (be careful to pick a kind where the glitter doesn’t come off). You can use this handy wing template to print directly onto the cardstock or to use as tracers.
Step 2. Next, I hot glued toothpicks to the back of the wings.
Step 3. Then just push the toothpicks into the sides of the peanut butter balls. Once they have wings, your Golden Snitches are ready to fly away!
Storage Instructions
Store the balls in an airtight container (without the wings) for up to 5 days. You can also freeze them for up to 2 months. Just thaw in the fridge before serving.
Tips And Tricks
These Golden Snitches are easy to make, and with a couple of little tricks, they come out perfect every time.
- Chill the peanut butter mixture before rolling to make forming the balls easier.
- Always melt candy melts slowly at 50% power to avoid scorching.
- If candy melts are too thick, stir in a small amount of vegetable oil until smooth.
- Work in batches when dipping so the peanut butter balls stay cold and firm.
- Spray with the gold color mist in light layers to avoid drips.
Variations And Add-ins
Want to change things up? Check out some of these fun ideas.
- Almond butter: Swap peanut butter for almond butter if you want a nutty twist.
- Sea salt: Add a pinch of sea salt to the peanut butter mixture for a salty-sweet flavor.
- Glitter: Add edible glitter instead of gold mist for an extra sparkly finish.
- Crunch: Add crushed graham crackers or vanilla wafers to the peanut butter mixture for a crunchy texture.
FAQS
Chill the mixture first and lightly coat your hands with a little butter before rolling.
Yes, make them a day ahead, but add the wings just before serving.
More Harry Potter Themed Recipes
- Harry Potter Charcuterie Board
- Chocolate Frogs
- Harry Potter Treacle Tart
- Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties
- Easy Butterbeer
Harry Potter Golden Snitch Peanut Butter Balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup yellow candy melts
- 8 dark cocoa candy melts
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Gold color mist
Instructions
- Combine peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl.1 cup peanut butter, 6 tablespoons butter, 3 cups powdered sugar
- Mix until well blended and thick enough to form balls.
- Make 12 peanut butter balls, placing them on a cookie sheet covered in wax paper and refrigerate 15-30 minutes.
- Combine yellow candy melts, dark cocoa candy melts and vegetable oil in a bowl.1 cup yellow candy melts, 8 dark cocoa candy melts, 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- Microwave at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted.
- Remove peanut butter balls from refrigerator and dip in melted chocolate.
- Place back on wax paper and refrigerate until chocolate hardens (not long, just a few minutes)
- Pour remaining melted chocolate into a decorating bottle. By this time, the chocolate shells should be hardened. Use the chocolate in the decorating bottle to make Golden Snitch designs on the peanut butter balls.
- Spray peanut butter balls with Wilton Gold Color Mist and let dry.Gold color mist
- Cut wings from gold card stock and glue toothpicks to the back, leaving just enough of the toothpick free to stick into the cake. You could also use the premade wings from Amazon.
- Once color is dry, attach wings and your Golden Snitch Peanut Butter Balls are ready to go.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- Chill the peanut butter mixture before rolling to make forming the balls easier.
- Always melt candy melts slowly at 50% power to avoid scorching.
- If candy melts are too thick, stir in a small amount of vegetable oil until smooth.
- Work in batches when dipping so the peanut butter balls stay cold and firm.
- Spray with the gold color mist in light layers to avoid drips.
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I made these for my son’s birthday and they were a great hit! I used coconut oil and as a result needed to add more powdered sugar & make the balls when the dough was chilled. I coated them with white chocolate & shook them in edible gold powder. They were beautiful (though not quite as professional as yours).
Thank you so much for the recipe and turorial!
You are so welcome! I’m really glad that everyone enjoyed them and I hope your son had an amazing birthday!