Dear Easter Bunny,
I know what I want for Easter and it's these Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs piled really, really, really high!
Have you ever had a home-made Chocolate Peanut Butter Egg?
It's a Reese's Peanut butter cups in the shape of eggs that you can make yourself!
You most likely have everything already in your house to make these delicious treats!
It only takes 6 ingredients to make these copy-cat Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs! WootWoot! They are quite appropriate for Easter!
Next time your kid says they are bored...here you go! These would be fun for them to make.
Make them to put in their Easter baskets, parties or does there really have to be a real reason? We are not even voting on that! Dumb!
Egg Molding Tip!
Rolling the peanut butter dough out makes the eggs look better, however you might prefer a more rounded one that you can mold with your hands. I have done them both ways, and using a cookie cutter is easier, in my opinion.
This is the 2nd time I ever made copy-cat Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs and they turned out pretty good both times. These are over the top amazing and full of peanut butter and chocolate yumminess!
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Happy Easter to all my chicklets and peeps! Love you all!
Home-made Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter I used Jif
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar (add more if needed)
- dash salt, optional
Chocolate Shell
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar and salt and heat until thoroughly melted stirring constantly. Mixture may bubble a bit. Remove from the heat.
- Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, stirring until completely combined with the peanut butter mixture. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
- 2 Options: Using a tablespoon ice cream scoop or a heaping tablespoon, scoop out peanut butter mixture and shape into eggs or you can roll out your peanut butter dough about ½ inch thick and use an egg or round cookie cutter and cut out your eggs. If using a round cookie cutter, just smush the top and bottom of the circle together to resemble an egg.
- Place eggs on the baking sheet and refrigerate the peanut butter eggs to allow them to set for about 30 minutes. If you're in a hurry, you could place them in the freeze for 5 - 10 minutes.
- Once the eggs are set, melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until completely melted, approximately 2 minutes or so.
- Use a long-tined fork to flip each peanut butter egg when dipping it in melted chocolate to cover, letting excess chocolate drip off and place on waxed paper. Add an extra spoonful of chocolate to the top to give it some extra chocolate on top, but don't go overboard. Decorate the eggs however you like. Sprinkles are always good!
- Return the chocolate-covered peanut butter eggs to the refrigerator to allow the chocolate to set, about 30 minutes.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Notes
Kim Lange says
Yes probably too warm, let it cool down before rolling it out and add more powdered sugar if you need to, if it's not getting firmer. Hope that helps!
Jane says
My mixture doesnt seem firm enough to shape or roll out...too warm maybe?
Kim Lange says
Yes you could do that or any chocolate bar you might have that you can melt down will work as well, and follow the directions of the almond bark for melting. Enjoy!
Malinda G Richard says
Do you think it's possible to
dip them in chocolate almond bark? Sadly, I don't have chocolate chips!
Kim Lange says
Yes you can use any chocolate you would like. Enjoy!!
Joyce Valley says
Can I use milk chocolate morsels rather than semi sweet for shell.. if not, I need to get semi sweet too!
Kim Lange says
Very easy and so much better being homemade! Thanks Christie!
Christie says
They look so amazing! I need to try this!
Kim Lange says
Exactly! They are so yummy and delicious! Fun to do on a weekend and you can even add some sprinkles on top to make them look extra cute! Thank you Kelly! xo
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
The best peanut butter cups are the egg ones in my opinion!! I sooooo want to devour all of these!! Pinning!
Kim Lange says
They are addicting, so great idea making another batch right? I'm curious to see how they turn out! YUM! Thank you Cathy!
Cathy Roads says
I am making these today. It only took about 1 cup of powdered sugar for the mix. Heres what I am doing. I lightly sprayed plastic easter eggs and then filled them and closed them shut. I am freezing them now. I plan on either slicing them in half or even leave a couple of wholes ones. I was hesitant about this recipe but I can say it tastes like the real Reese's cups as I was eating while I was stuffing the eggs......Oh, so good. Thanks sooooo much for this great recipe... Oh and by the way I am already making another batch. I got 8 eggs out of one batch.
Mishkeezay says
These look Yummilicious ??
ChocolaTess says
Hi Davey,
You can get a cookie cutter on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=egg+shaped+cookie+cutters&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=176978092309&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5428154596151055785&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016258&hvtargid=kwd-6044240185&ref=pd_sl_19baongfdj_e
Walmart has them, as well as others. Just do a search "egg shaped cookie cutter" and a bunch will show up you can order online or go pick up at a store. Hope that helps and I don't blame you, these are my favorite Easter treats too! 🙂
Davey says
Finding an egg shaped cookie cutter has been the biggest impediment to me reshaping a round one doesn't work I tried three times please help these are my favorite easter treats
ChocolaTess says
Thank you so much Laura! These are super yummy and yes you know what goes in them! 🙂
Laura says
These look great! Probably better for you too in that you know what goes in them.
ChocolaTess says
Well everyone will love them!! Enjoy Ann!
ChocolaTess says
Eric thank you! That is a great idea! I am going to have to try that sometime! Thanks for sharing!
Ann Brown says
Well I can see what my Easter baskets will be full of, a lot of chocolate and peanut butter fans in my house.
eric windon says
I found using a half of a plastic Easter egg ,( the ones you decorate with ) makes the perfect egg shape and by the way my wife and I loved these
ChocolaTess says
Yup...been there done that Kelly!! hehe
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
Mmmm. These look way more amazing than anything you can buy!! I'm afraid I would eat them all if I made them hehehehe 🙂 xoxo