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    You are here: Home / Dish Type / Desserts and Sweets / Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

    Published: Apr 7, 2014 · Modified: Feb 1, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy an item in my links, at no charge to you.

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    Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
    Number of Servings 24

    These Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are easy to make and taste better than store-bought! The perfect homemade Easter treat for chocolate lovers!

    Ahhh, Spring is in the air! Spring is, no doubt, my favorite time of year. The air is fresh, birds are chirping, it feels so warm after a long cold winter, and there are no bugs yet.

    When I was a kid, I used to say I liked Easter even better than Christmas. Now I'm not so sure it's my favorite holiday, but it's definitely great. 

    This year, I started thinking "why does Christmas get all the baking love?" and decided to do some baking and candy-making for Easter. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs were the first thing I made.

    There are certain Easter candies that I love and MUST HAVE at Easter time (though with my frugal nature, it's usually a few days after Easter when I buy them on clearance).

    Number one on this list is Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. I love that the chocolate coating on them is just a little thinner than on regular Peanut Butter Cups, so the peanut butter is really the star of the show. 

    Chocolate peanut butter eggs ingredients
    The ingredient list to make Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs is short and simple: smooth peanut butter, powdered sugar, graham wafer crumbs, and salted butter.

    How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

    Surprisingly, these eggs are actually really easy to make. The peanut butter filling only has 4-5 ingredients (salt is added only if you use unsalted butter).

    Graham cracker crumbs are used to give the peanut butter a slight "crunch". I would have liked to use ground peanuts instead (which is what I'm sure Reese's does) but I didn't have any when I decided I absolutely needed to make these RIGHT NOW.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs Ingredients:

    • Smooth peanut butter (don't use natural peanut butter here)
    • Salted butter (or use unsalted butter and add a little salt)
    • Graham wafer crumbs (make your own by processing broken graham wafers in your food processor)
    • Powdered sugar
    • Melting chocolate wafers (either dark or milk chocolate depending on your preferences)
    • Coconut oil

    If you follow a gluten-free diet, check out my gluten-free version of these mouth-watering Easter treats.

    Chocolate peanut butter eggs filling
    After the chocolate peanut butter eggs filling is mixed up, it is very soft.

    When the peanut butter filling is mixed, it is very soft and absolutely impossible to work with as it is. There is no way you're going to be cutting anything out of that.

    Chocolate peanut butter eggs filling rolled between parchment paper
    The chocolate peanut butter eggs filling is rolled between two sheets of parchment paper and chilled to make it easier to work with.

    It's a simple fix though - just roll it between two sheets of wax paper to roughly ½" thick and stick it in the freezer for 15 minutes or so. 

    Cut out chocolate peanut butter eggs filling
    The chocolate peanut butter eggs filling is cut into egg shapes before being dipped in chocolate.

    When you take it out, it is firmed up nicely so that you can take a cookie cutter to it. Of course, the traditional shape is an egg, but feel free to make any shape you want.

    You have to work quickly, or the dough will start to soften again. Once you have all your shapes cut, stick them back into the freezer before coating them with chocolate.

    Chocolate chips and coconut oil in a double boiler
    Use a double boiler to melt chocolate and coconut oil together to make a chocolate coating.

    The chocolate coating is just as easy to make. Just melt down some chocolate wafers (I used milk chocolate chips since I couldn't find wafers) with a little bit of oil or shortening (I used coconut oil).

    Melt it in a double boiler (or bowl set over a pot of simmering water) until it's smooth. Dip the frozen eggs in and coat quickly. If they're sitting in the chocolate too long, they will melt and completely disintegrate into the chocolate.

    Set the coated peanut butter eggs back on a baking sheet that has been lined with wax paper or parchment paper. If you want to decorate the eggs with sprinkles, now is the time. When the sheet is full, put it back into the freezer to firm up again.

    Chocolate peanut butter eggs on a sheet of parchment paper
    Once the peanut butter eggs are coated in chocolate, chill them again to set the chocolate.

    Once the chocolate has set, grab a paring knife and trim up any of the edges where the chocolate ran, if needed. 

    Homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs with a pink Easter basket.
    Homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs make a great addition to your Easter basket.

     Since they do melt when they get warm, it's best to store them in the freezer or fridge until needed. I wouldn't recommend using these for an outdoor Easter Egg Hunt if it's warm either.

    Homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs in a pink Easter basket.
    Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are a delicious copycat Easter treat.

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    Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs Nutrition Notes:

    Note that these eggs do contain gluten due to the addition of graham wafer crumbs. If you need this recipe to be gluten-free, simply navigate over to my gluten-free version.

    If you need this recipe to be vegan and/or dairy-free, replace the butter with your favorite dairy-free butter alternative. Also make sure that the coating chocolate you use is dairy-free as well.

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    Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

    Carissa Serink
    These Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are easy to make and taste better than store bought! The perfect homemade Easter treat for chocolate lovers!
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Chilling Time1 hr
    Total Time1 hr 25 mins
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 205kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 1¼ cup smooth peanut butter (don't use natural peanut butter here)
    • 4 tablespoon salted butter softened, see note
    • ¾ cup graham wafer crumbs see note
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 12 oz melting chocolate dark or milk, see note
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil

    Instructions

    • Mix peanut butter, butter, graham crumbs and icing sugar together until uniform. Transfer mixture to a sheet of wax paper. Cover with a second sheet of wax paper and roll into a sheet about ½" thick. Place on a baking sheet and move to freezer to harden, about 20-30 minutes.
    • Cut into eggs, or other desired shapes using cookie cutters or a knife. Re-roll scraps and freeze to re-harden. Place cut eggs onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Allow to harden again in the freezer.
    • Melt chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler or glass bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Dip eggs into melted chocolate with a fork, working quickly so peanut butter mixture doesn't melt. Shake off excess chocolate and replace on the wax paper lined baking sheet. Move chocolate covered eggs to fridge or freezer to set.
    • When chocolate is hardened, use a paring knife to cut any excess chocolate from the edges of the eggs. Store in fridge or freezer until ready to serve.

    Notes

    If using unsalted butter, add ½ teaspoon salt. If you need this recipe to be vegan or dairy-free, use your favorite dairy-free butter alternative. In this case, make sure that the coating chocolate you choose is dairy-free and vegan as well.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutrition Disclaimer: I try my best to make sure the nutrition information I provide is accurate to provide you with the best information possible. However, due to ingredient discrepancies and other factors, the above nutrition information should be considered an estimation only.

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    1. CakePants

      April 07, 2014 at 7:15 pm

      These turned out so perfectly, wow! What a great, simple idea for an Easter treat.

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      • Carissa

        April 07, 2014 at 7:31 pm

        I know, who would have known it would be so easy to make the Easter treat we all love so much!

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