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You will love this easy tailgating dessert! Made with chocolate and peanut butter, this buckeye dip is the ultimate sweet treat for fall, summer, holidays and more. Make it in a few minutes, it’s that easy!
This weekend marks my favorite season of the year, college football season! I was born and raised in Akron (the home of Lebron James).
And though I didn’t go to Ohio State it didn’t keep me from visiting, going to games or making buckeye candies.
Ohio’s state tree is the buckeye, the university’s mascot is a buckeye, and if the state has a candy it is certainly the buckeye.
The buckeye candy is a round ball of peanut butter mixed with powdered sugar and dipped and almost, but not completely, covered in chocolate. This is my twist on the Ohio famous treat made to share.
The dip is made with peanut butter and powdered sugar and generously sprinkled with min semi sweet chocolate chips. You should absolutely make this recipe for your next game-day celebration (buckeye fan or not) because it’s so easy to whip up and a great recipe to set on the table and dunk and dip.
I love to serve it with graham crackers, but you can always serve it with teddy grahams or even apples for a lighter option.
In Ohio there are unwritten rules – you always complete the O-H chant (I-O) and you never give up on your team, even if it is the Browns.
I would write my own (stellar) choreography and then practice for months for the show at the end of summer. To this day the show is still the first Friday of August once the sun has completely set with about 75 girls running around in black bathing suits, covered in glitter and with French braid pigtails. Get me in a swimming pool and I’ll be sure to show you a move or two!
So whatever your upcoming party, activity or gathering, make this easy and delicious dip. Everyone (even non Buckeye fans) will love it!
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Buckeye Dip

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Ingredients
- 1- 8 ounce package of cream cheese softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup all purpose flour heat-treated in the microwave for 30 seconds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter and peanut butter until smooth.
- Add in the powdered sugar, brown sugar, flour and vanilla.
- Using the paddle mixer attachment or a wooden spoon mix in the chocolate chips.
- Store in the refrigerator until serving.
- Serve with teddy grahams, graham crackers or apples.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
*This recipe was updated with new pictures and a how-to video on 1/26/17
Tastes good, but not creamy enough for dip.
Thanks Peggy!
We love this recipe! I am making it today for the cotton bowl game tonight! Love it! Thank You! Go Bucks!
What’s the purpose of the flour?
To thicken a bit, but you could leave it out!
This is so addictive! Easy to make and take for any tailgating party! This is the second time I made it in two weeks.
Love it, thanks Leah!
I have made this a few times and everytime it turns out great. I’m actually gonna be making it again tonight. Thanks for the recipe.
Welcome!
Oh my goodness!! The best sweet dip I’ve ever tried. Made it exactly to recipe. Thank you Ohio.
Kansan
You’re so welcome!!
Great stuff🥰 yummy
Thanks!!
Loved your buckeye dip recipe!!
Thank you, Jaime!! Don’t forget to add the star rating if you can:)
The picture makes it look nice and smooth. Mine turned out gritty like cookie dough – yes I owed every step and used the exact ingredients. I wasn’t impressed with the flavor. I wouldn’t make it again.
Hey Sarah! Did you use softened butter and cream cheese? Wondering if you use granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar? There’s nothing in this recipe that should yield a gritty texture. Thanks!
I have never heard of or made flour in the microwave. ??? Can you explain this please. I want to make this!
Hi Chris! Popping the flour in the microwave just ensures any harmful bacteria is killed prior to eating it raw. Thanks!
Can I use almond flour instead of all purpose? If so, would it still be ¼ cup or would almond take a different amount?
Hey there! Unfortunately you can’t swap almond flour with AP flour 1:1. Almond flour absorbs more moisture and has a different texture. I haven’t tried it this way, but if I did, I would start with 1 Tbsp and add more slowly as needed. Let me know if you try it! If you want a 1:1 swap I would go with gluten-free all purpose flour like Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur’s. Thanks!
The recipes look delicious
Thanks!!
I’ve been meaning to make this for a long time. Finally made it and took it to work today. Everyone loved it! Even my boss that doesn’t eat sweets much, loved it. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I do have to change the name of it though………. a Michigan fan. lol 😁❤️
Lol!! Fair enough! Thanks for taking the time to share. Glad you like it!
Why is there butter and raw flour in this recipe? Every other recipe for this dip uses cool whip! It also got hard as rock in fridge.
Mine did to. Need to know what to do with it to soften it back up?
You can let it sit out at room temp to soften up!
I made this for my friend’s baby shower last week and it was a huge hit!! This and deciding to hire professional carpet cleaners right before the party were definitely the reasons the event was such a success haha. All jokes aside, this dip is delicious! Will absolutely be making this again!!
I’m guessing the reason why you microwave the flour is because people shouldn’t eat “raw” flour. By microwaving the flour it kills whatever is “bad”?
I’ve made this every year for at least one Buckeyes game! It’s Yummy! O-H!
I-O
🙂
Can u sub corn starch for the flour?
No you can’t sub corn starch but you could try a gluten-free flour like Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 flour. You can check out our healthy cookie dough recipe that’s similar too and it uses almond flour.
Raw flour can carry Salmonella, is there an alternative you would suggest?
Yes, you can leave it out or heat-treat it by microwaving the flour for a minute! I will update that!
Excellent! Bringing to our tailgating party tonight!
This was a hit at a family get together. Thanks for sharing. Do you think you could freeze it?
how much cbd is proper
This is one of my go-to recipes. It’s so easy and everyone loves it. I sprinkle peanut butter chips on top before refrigerating to add a bit more peanut butter flavor.
Thanks, Julie!! Love to hear that!
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Hey Kim! We use unsalted butter. That way you can adjust the salt to your liking.
How in the world is this considered a healthy dessert with all that sugar?!? It’s yummy, however, NOT healthy.
No this one is definitely not healthy! I don’t think I claimed for it to be! Just a good, crowd-pleasing dessert:)
It says right in the beginning of the post that it’s a healthy tailgating dessert?
That was an error! This is more of a splurge:)
My coworkers loved this-so yummy!! You wouldn’t happen to know any nutritional info?
HI Molly I’m going to make this buckeye dip today how long can this last in the refrigerator?
I might make this one day.
Do it!!!
Molly – Just curious – Do you think the flour could be omitted?
Hey! Yep, definitely. I’ve made it without the flour before and it was still good! Consistency is slightly different, but not a big deal.
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/no-raw-dough.html
I made this for my coworkers and they were so mad when it was all gone, so I had to make it again!! So I have made 4 batches in 3 days. Great, easy recipe!
That made my day!!! Thank you so much for sharing! So glad you (and your coworkers) love it ?
-Molly