Quarantine Cooking - Peanut Butter Balls 

Paula, north Florida girl here. I absolutely love these unedited videos of you. It's such a better glimpse into the person you are, in comparison to when someone is rushing you or when you are edited down. I love the pauses and the ums and everything because it's real! My 11 year old daughter grew up listening to you on your show and loves you and your voice. She is enjoying the videos too.

Today is my 80th birthday and think I will make these and share with my neighbors. We share our baked goods during this time since we are all baking/cooking just to keep busy. We are mostly widows or just couples that live around us so sharing is a good thing.

Some haters and rude people have joined Paula’s site. Keep cooking Paula, you’re the queen.

I adore Miss Paula...I love the fact she's "back in the saddle "again...proves she's not going to be put down! I bet she gives the best hugs...

Does anyone wish they could spend one day with this amazing lady...I do 👍. I would love to watch her cook and hear all her stories . Love you beautiful Paula ❤👍❤👍❤👍

Pull up a chair kids, THIS is Pure down-home cooking with the Queen. Take notes because she is a living Legend.

Paula, you are such a blessing to me. I am older in a wheelchair now but I did so many wonderful things when I was younger and healthier I did so many things. I served in the Army for 8 years, teacher, pastors wife and so much more. I adopted two children and now have a son in law. Both my daughter and her husband are special needs and have taught me so much more then I have I have taught them. I can so relate to not wanting to go out as I fought to work through finding myself at 46 single and adopting my daughter by myself. Now, I desire to cook and do things I thought I would not be able to as I find myself in my chair, on a tight, tight budget and it is from watching you through the years and especially right now in this pandemic. I got the virus and was very sick but I am working to recoup erase and your videos have so encouraged me. You have encouraged me. I praise God for you. You truly make a difference and I know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. God loves you so much and I do too!

My family is BIG on peanut butter. When we were living in Tennessee, my husband lost his job and all we had to eat was a jar of peanut butter to share between me, my husband, our daughter who was barely a year old at the time. Also, we had to be careful with what food we had, so all 3 of us shared 1 sandwich. Times got better and we found a bit of prosperity. I lost my husband to cancer 8 years ago. My daughter doesn't remember that the only thing we had to eat for a time was that one jar of peanut butter... and a little bit of bread. She doesn't know why, but she doesn't like eating it. I think it's because of this impoverished experience. That was 13 years ago. Still, I think I'll drag her into the kitchen to make this. Even though I'll most likely be the only one who ends up eating them.

"They served them naked. They weren't naked. The peanut butter balls were naked." LOL!!

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ this one !!!! My mama -rest her soul - was one of your biggest fans Mrs. Paula..... and everything you produced up to 2015 she watched . She and daddy also visited your Savannah restaurant many times and planned their trip around that :)!!! She passed that year of 2015. She loved ❤️ you and your family and everything you stand for ..... Your true and your so real and relatable. And mama always made these every year at Christmas.... My sister and I have continued her tradition with these .... I cannot express how much your videos -especially the quarantine series- mean to me .... I just feel so close to my mamas spirit when watching your videos ... As I know if she were here she would be here watching every one as well .

We just ate at your restaurant in pigeon forge we waited 3 hrs to get in due to tables being removed for social distancing. Anyway my 7 yr old thinks paula really cooked the food at the restaurant she said “man that paula deen cooks good !” She was so excited i didnt have the heart to tell her paula wasnt in the kitchen. She loves these youtube videos and we have made the peach cobbler and i cant wait to make these with her

Paula is such a wonderful storyteller!

Thank you for the smiles. I'm 70 and made these for my children for snacks served with apple slices and sunflower and pumpkin seeds. All their friends came over after school for these snacks. I still eat these today as my favorite snack.

I love peanut butter 🙂. Putting those peanut butter balls under that chocolate fountain makes me think of buckeye balls

So glad I found your channel. I love you Miss Paula. Thank you for all your love, stories, recipes and joy!

When you say at the end " I love y'all" I really feel it!! Love you too Paula! My mom and I miss your show!! We have so many favorite recipes of yours. My eight year old son loves your pineapple casserole 😍

I love to hear Paula’s stories of her life.

Paula I just love hearing you talk about all your stories. You crack me up! ( Well honey on Fridays: Don"t get in Paula Anns way! Cause I was running into that cafeteria to go get my peanut butter ball :D ) Laughing and Imagining you as a little girl doing that. Paula, thank you for bringing some fun smiles to my day every time I watch your videos. Bless your precious heart.

I absolutely love your stories. They make my heart smile 😊 I could listen to you for hours lol such a soothing voice 🙏🏻

I just love hearing all of your stories, Paula. Love and hugs to you.

I love anything 'peanut butter' pies, cakes, cookies, and peanut butter curry vegetables! Thanks for your instruction for kids Just so much appreciated!

Hi Paula, I am seriously enjoying your quarantine videos. I have already made a few recipes and made door drop deliveries to my family. My family raved about the not yo mama's banana pudding and I couldn't believe how much I loved your grape salad. I'm from Maryland and no one I know would have ever mixed shredded cheese into a fruit salad. I was skeptical but when you said that you would make that salad for visitors from the north and they loved it I figured that I should give it a try. What else can I do during this quarantine, right? I'm a dental assistant so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back to work. My family loved it and so did I. My family has already decided that I'm bringing all the sides to the next family cookout! Thanks Paula for being you. I just adore watching you. Elisa😁

OMG...just made these 2 days ago. My mom's recipe is slightly different. 1/2c peanut butter, 1/2c honey, 1c powdered milk, and 1c quick oats. I agree….so good!!! Mom got the recipe from a magazine for nursing moms in the 70's. It also called for it to be rolled in coconut flakes, but she never did that.

I like that your videos are not too long but boy I find my self wishing they were longer!!!! Don't be afraid to do more like 30min videos every week because I know I would watch....P.S. I think it's your wonderful stories!!! You are a great storyteller and I just love hearing all your stories of growing up and your family and how things were in your part of the world at that time. Just love it!!🥰🥰👍👍🤗🤗

What a wonderful memory and a great story. I can also remember some really great school lunches, peanutbutter sandwiches and vegetable soup, yum, just one of my favorites.

Loved the back story! Brings back memories of school cafeteria days. Such special times being a kid.

Thank you Ms. Paula. In Ohio, we dip refrigerated peanut butter balls 3/4 the way in melted semisweet chocolate--we call them buckeyes! We serve them on cookie tables at weddings and graduations!

We had these same “cookies” in my school in Boston. I’ve been looking for the recipe my entire adult life.....I’m so excited! 😍😍😍

My little 9 year old son saw this in your cook book when the quarantine first started and wanted to make them so much!!! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! 🥰😍

My mother made this when I was a child, she never wrote a recipe down, I don’t know how she did it she remember her recipe, she didn’t even go by a recipe when she cook. Me I got to make sure I don’t leave something out. Thank you for sharing I haven’t had peanut butter balls made with powdered milk in years.

I love Paula Dean and how she makes life real. She makes my day to see her and listen to her stories.

I'm gonna make these with my sweet little grandson.

Well, this might be a recipe meant for the kids, but this big ol' 58 year old kid is going make them too! I do love Peanut Butter Balls, but this a very different recipe than any I've ever made. I can't wait to try it. And, Paula, you are absolutely wonderful. I look forward to your daily posts.

Oh my goodness gonna make them today, and use meadowfoam honey & roll them in pecans! My grandmother was from Bainbridge Georgia I know she would have loved this recipe. Meadowfoam honey is native to Oregon Paula and taste like marshmallows! You should really try some in your coffee, makes everything taste fantastic !

We used to eat these in preschool! I literally tried for like an hour last night to find the recipe and all I got was Buckeyes. I was super disappointed. Then today I see this! I have been craving them so bad!!!!

I love seeing you back Miss Paula! Making this time of depression for me better! Thank you beautiful lady!

I made these last evening, and they turned out wonderful, so easy and yummy. I just dipped my cookie scoop into cocoa powder between each scoopful so it didn't get sticky, each ball got just a touch of cocoa flavor (the way I like it), and I didn't need to roll them in anything afterward. I made mine with 2-4 cups Milk powder (Nida brand), just enough to make the dough come together nicely, a regular 16 oz jar of peanut butter, and about 2 cups of good honey. That yielded 45-48 balls. Next time I'm going to try this with Maple syrup instead of honey.

We had these too. I loved them too. I remember ours being more chocolaty, and they had crunchy chow mein noodles. Every once in a while the ladies would sneak in raisins! Catastrophe!

Ms. Deen, thank you for these short and easy videos. They are informative but what I like about them is the unedited (or very few edits) format. It gives the feel of being a friend showing a friend how to make the dishes. We made the Peanut Butter Balls yesterday and added some corn flakes into them. They are so easy and awesome. I hope that you continue to do this format once the unpleasantness is over.

I went to San Jose in Florida and on Friday it was the same lunch. I have been hunting this recipe for 40 years. Thank you!!!!!!! At my school they used coconut instead of corn flakes. I LOVE them. My school great lunches, not like the school system does today. Back then the used spices not like today. We were served 3 balls in a bowel.

I bought that cookbook for our son when it first came out - we still have it and use it! You have helped us create so many wonderful memories in our kitchen, I cannot thank you enough. Growing up, I was never allowed to cook with my mom or do anything in her kitchen. Watching you has taught me so much about the joy of family and creating delicious dishes together. I will always be thankful for running into your show on tv, all those years ago. It changed so much for me! 💖💖💖

Paula can make you feel like your the only one She is talking to when she’s doing these cooking shows!!! She is such a personable gracious beautiful lady!!!!

Oh my goodness.. These were my favorite at school.. I have been trying to recreate these for years.. I grew up in Florida and we had peanut butter bars.. I would trade my everything on my tray to get a couple more.. Thank you for this Paula. Going to try this recipe..

I love cooking, and my daughter is five. She LOVES being my helper in the kitchen. She can now make her own fried eggs and scrambled eggs with me supervising of course. But she loves being in the kitchen. She always tell me that no ones food taste quite like mine.😂 just like my mommas food and grandmommas food. If we love being in the kitchen together.

"They weren't naked, the peanut butter balls were." Thank heavens! lol I'm making these this weekend, Miss Paula. Thanks for another great recipe.

Wonderful! I laughed at the part of you reiterating that the peanut butter balls were naked and not the ones serving them, then I told my husband. I then asked my husband if he'd like me to make him a batch, and he said, "Yes, naked." 😂😂😂 I gave him ammunition! Ha! Thank you for the fun video! Have a beautiful weekend! Much love and big hugs to each of you. ❤️🤗

My school used plain Corn Flakes for a covering. I loved them too!

Back when you could have peanut butter in school, now you can't due to allergies.

Ms. Paula, is such a Beautiful Storyteller, my mom made peanut butter balls & rolled them in crushed graham crackers, they were so good, they had honey, coconut, raisin's,in them, sometimes she used crunchy peanut butter, but the crushed graham crackers take it to the next level ♥️

I used to make these for my kids 35 years ago. Just love them. I don’t know where I got my recipe from but it was the same one love you ❤️

I know without a doubt the kids love them, but I made them for my husband, and he was like a kid. I caught him with one every time I turned around. It was hilarious, he loved them so much. One more horrendously successful recipe! ⚡️💖⚡️

I’ve made these back in the day. They were very good. So easy too (as she has said). You can make so many variations. I’ve had them dipped in chocolate milk.

Love you, Paula...I just ordered your “My First Cookbook” for my two little great grandchildren. I started teaching my sons how to cook when they were two years old (Never too young!). When my oldest son was only eight years old I was sooooo sick with the flu that I couldn’t get out of bed to fix dinner. He said to me, “I’ll cook dinner Mommy!” He baked a chicken with potatoes and a vegetable, and it was delicious!!! I LOVE all the “extras” you put in this little book because they are sooooo important for them to learn all those things. TY Paula...I can’t wait to give it to them!!! 💕

I always make peanut butter balls at Christmas when my family comes over to eat. They are my son's favorite. Instead of honey I use confectioner sugar. The next time I make them I will use honey. I dip mine in chocolate. But that is a great idea to roll them in nuts. Might try that too. I am always looking for new recipes. Have a blessed week. I enjoy you videos so much.

Thank you for these videos :) You and your show have meant so much to my daughter and I over the years. We are so thankful for you- much love!

I love Peanut butter balls too . I know my grandkids would love to make these . Can we still buy your kids cook book ? My grandkids would love one of these cook books . Thank you Paula for sharing that story of when you were a little girl . I could just picture it now . Look out here comes Paula Ann !! lol !! I love it !! 😂😘❤

I used to love peanut butter balls at school also. When I grew up I worked for headstart school and got the recipe. Made them for years for my kids. Dipped them in chocolate coating at Christmas for parties and gifts. Then when my grandson had milk allergies, I had to experiment and figured out that cornmeal makes a good substitute for the powdered milk.

They had those when I was in school in the 70's...they seemed to disappear. A friend's mom worked in the cafeteria, wouldn't give us the recipe ☹️. I was told at times they would add cocoa to it, but ratios I don't know...other times they would mix chopped peanuts into them, but Ms Paula, I was like you and got up in line real quick ( for applecrisp too), was very lucky that I had a friend whom didn't like anything unless it was a PB&j, or fluffenutter...so I got hers too!

Oh my mother made these for us when we were little. I loved them!!! Gonna make some tomorrow.

My mom used to make these as a snack when I was a kid! I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately...and then you made this video. Love it! Going to make some this weekend.

My mom has made her version of peanut butter balls every year for Christmas and that is the only time she will make them. They contain.. Peanut butter, powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla, raisins and coconut. All that gets mixed up and rolled into balls then dipped into melted semi sweet chocolate chips melted with Gulf wax which gives it a thin shiny coating. They are creamy, rich and you can't eat just one.. Pretty much like buckeyes with coconut and raisins..

I loved these as a kid and only got them at school.Thanks for reminding me.

I use to use this dough for an edible play dough, my children and grandchildren loved it!!!

These sound absolutely amazing. Is there anything I can use as a substitute for the powdered milk? The coating options are endless! Thanks for posting.

Yummy..i love the ones with crushed graham crackers or crushed up rice krispies..both yummy and i use chunky peanut butter and powdered sugar and butter and dash vanilla extract. So yummy.

This recipe has been around for 100 years and I’ve seen almost as many recipes for them. This one looks like a real winner too. Can’t wait to try them !

OMG you have made my day, well you do every time I watch you BUT I have been looking for this recipe for 20+ years ! They were square and sprinkled with powder sugar here in Jacksonville, Florida

I worked in a school cafeteria years ago. We mixed coco powder in with ours. Fudge Peanut Butter Balls, they are great.

Hello from Newfoundland Canada! My daughter loves Reese's Peanut Butter Cups so I decided to give these a try - boy am I glad i did! These are fantastic!!!!! We ate every single one - my favourite ones were the ones I rolled in frosted flake crumbs. Delicious!!!! Thank you so much for what I am sure will be a new family recipe!

My elementary school had peanut butter balls too! It was the BEST day of the month. I used to schmooze them from the kids who couldn't eat peanuts.

My husband is going to love these. Thanks so much for the recipe. Paula, you are a gem!

My grandma made "buckeyes" being from Ohio. Same concept but dipped in chocolate, still my fav!

every time I see a video of yours I automatically smile thank you for posting it brightens my day especially this quarantine take care

How long do you put them in the fridge? Thank you

People, if you don't like Paula, then you don't have to watch her channel, or make rude comments if you do watch. I've never met Paula, but I've eaten at her restaurant in Savannah a few times. Delicious Food. I ate at Bubba's restaurant on Tybee island many years ago, before it closed. I did get to meet her sweet brother. He was walking around greeting and talking to everyone. I'm sure Paula is just as sweet as Bubba was.

Paula always have great recipes and most I've never heard of. I'm so grateful to listen to her stories and watch her make wonderful recipes.

I had to dig it out of a recipe box but this reminds me of the peanut butter balls we made in girl scouts (40 yrs ago) which had sweetened condensed milk, powdered sugar, and chocolate chips together-We could not roll those up and eat them fast enough! thanks for the memories!

Off Slappey drive, I went to Palmyra Elementary and we had them too! I wish my children would have had that same type of cafeteria where they actually cooked the food at the school. Miss my childhood, Walter Flint's Christmas decor, Radium Springs swimming, and Fourth of July at the Limesink.

I like mixing peanutbutter with cold maple syrup then flatten in a pan and sprinkle powdersugar on top its yummy. Almost like a fudge.

It seems I remember a version of this I use to make and mine had rice krispy's in them.

Paula!! Where can I get those kids cook books !? I have an 8 year old who loves to cook and I learned from my granny Catherine I cook with love and butter Crossing my fingers those beautiful books aren’t too expensive - single mom! 4 kids 🥰 my whole world Thanks Paula glad to see you

I love these! I used to make these for my own babies when they were wee sprogs! I would make fruit balls at the same....so good!

my mother gave me this recipe. she used to make them for us and I've made them for my kids and grandkids. I still love them. it's one of those recipes you can add other goodies to, like chocolate chips, toffee chips, peanuts or other nuts. finding dry powdered milk is a little rough right now unfortunately. you can always make that if you know how. I had to watch this video knowing what this recipe is. it does remind me of simpler times as a kid, thank you for sharing this paula.

my teacher in elementary let all the good students get together and made these! they were so good and never had them since then

I’m loving these recipes Aunt Paula🤗 Can you Please do Cubed Steaks & Gravy?

I'm from Ohio, and at our daughters wedding, she wanted buckeyes. Same as what u call peanut butter balls, the buckeyes represent Ohio State University. And. Yes,we ran out of these as well, and the out of state guest we're asking for the recipe. It's was a hit!

I’m going to buy that book for my future grandkids! My son & I love to cook so I’m hoping their babies will love it as much as we do!

I've been watching you cook your delicious recipes since I was a little girl! My family and I cooked your Bread & honey butter recipe yesterday! Thanks for sharing your time with us and just wanted to let you know that your an inspiration to many :)

We have something like that we make here in a Ohio especially during OSU Football games and the Holidays. They go into everyone’s cookie tins we give out to friends and family. But we call them Buckeyes. Because we Pour a chocolate sausage over too of them and when they harden and pick them up the bottom side is exposed and they look like little Buckeye nuts that fall from the trees up here in Ohio. Good idea huh 🤔?

I'm from Camilla Ga that's the heart of Mitchell Co. My daughter attend Baconton Charter School she"s in the 5th grade. Paula I have always watch your cooking show, and I tell you I love your Recipes. I have tried so many of them. The one I love the best is your lemon blossoms.

I made these for my kids in the late 80’s. I rolled them in toasted wheat germ. They tasted like a “zagnut” candy bar. Yum!!!

I made these with my mom is a child but we used powdered sugar and it worked out great also

I remember eating these in school in Mississippi. I was like you, they were my favorite. I make them myself but have never used powdered milk in them. I bet it will make them better. Gonna try it.

Miss Paula I love your stories and your positive attitude. My grandsons and I decorated their Halloween cupcakes for their classes with your peanut butter recipe only the boys squished the mixture into scarry molds then placed in the fridge they had so much fun putting their peanut butter monsters on the cup cakes and they were a big hit in the class room. Big Texas Hugs Miss Paula and much Love.

Reminds me of my childhood! I love your recipes and my husbands loves eating them!

This is a great recipe I think it was a staple in all schools at one time we had it served to us the 80's they were rolled in Corn Flakes

It is so nice to see you including the kids in the kitchen. You are one wonderful lady.

I love peanut butter. I cannot wait to make these balls...what an easy recipe for the kids. Thank Paula, we love you!!

My mom made those and called them honey milk treats (rolled in cornflakes). I haven't had them since I was a tiny thing but will forever remember the taste. 🥰

I believe this is the same recipe as peanut butter play doh. The kids would shape it into spaghetti and meatballs, cookies,etc. They'd have their fun and eat it too! You can add more powdered milk if its too sticky. Coconut sprinkled as cheese on the spaghetti etc.