Delight the peanut butter cup lovers in your life with these decadent and delicious peanut butter Easter eggs. They’re so easy to make that you’ll never go back to store bought. Serve your candy eggs with mini egg cookies or birds nest cookies for a sweet and festive end to your holiday meal.
Peanut Butter Eggs Ingredients
How to Make Peanut Butter Eggs
To make peanut butter cup eggs, first mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, butter and water to make a dough in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer. Press the dough into a foil lined pan, then let it chill in the refrigerator until it is firm. Use a cookie cutter to cut egg shapes out of the dough. Freeze the eggs so they can harden before they go into the chocolate. Melt the chocolate with shortening, then dip the eggs in the chocolate. Place the dipped eggs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet or sheet pan to harden. You can add a little drizzle of chocolate on top for decoration. Let the eggs set, then serve and enjoy. You can make a platter of Easter treats to serve with these eggs like Oreo balls, rocky road fudge and chocolate covered cherries. Looking for more spring dessert ideas? Don’t miss my collections of 30 Easter Dessert Recipes and 22 Peeps Recipes!
Powdered Sugar: The powdered sugar is the binding agent to make that melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter center, and it also adds the perfect amount of sweetness. Peanut Butter: It’s important to choose a smooth and creamy peanut butter such as Jif or Skippy for the most authentic flavor. I don’t recommend using the natural style peanut butters as they can separate and make the finished product oily. Butter: The butter combines with the peanut butter and powdered sugar to make a rich and creamy filling. Chocolate Chips: Choose a high quality chocolate for best results. My favorite chocolate chip brands are Guittard and Ghirardelli. Shortening: The shortening thins out the melted chocolate, which makes it easier to coat the eggs evenly when they’re dipped, and it also produces a nice shiny finish when the chocolate sets. If you don’t have shortening, coconut oil will also work.
This year surprise your family and friends with these peanut butter eggs, you’re sure to get rave reviews!
Chocolate: This recipe will work with semisweet, milk and white chocolate. If you go with white chocolate, be sure to look for chips that contain cocoa butter and not palm oil. Peanut Butter: You can substitute in crunchy peanut butter, just avoid the natural varieties with the oil on top. Add-Ins: Feel free to stir in 1/4 cup of Rice Krispies, mini chocolate chips, mini Reese’s Pieces or shredded coconut to the peanut butter dough for a different flavor and texture. Decorations: You can decorate the tops of your eggs with sprinkles or small candies.
