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Peanut Butter Easter Eggs Recipe

Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are a fun Easter dessert. Make your own Reese's peanut butter Easter eggs!
Course Candy, Dessert
Cuisine American, holiday
Keyword peanut butter easter eggs, peanut butter eggs
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
cooling time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 325kcal
Author Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cup confectionery sugar
  • 10 oz. dark cocoa melting chips

Instructions

  • Melt together the peanut butter and butter for 1 minute in microwave. Stir until well blended.
  • Add vanilla and confectionery sugar, mix well.
  • Divide mixture into 10 egg shaped balls. Put the eggs on a parchment lined baking sheet
  • and place in freezer for 15 minutes.
  • Melt chocolate in microwave by heating for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat the process until chocolate is melted and smooth.
  • Stab each peanut butter egg with a fork and dip into melted chocolate and flip to cover completely. Lift with fork and gently tap on edge of the bowl – allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
  • Place the chocolate covered eggs back on parchment paper and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Notes

If you want to make white chocolate peanut butter Easter eggs, swap white melting chocolate or white almond bark to coat the eggs in.

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.5mg