Skip the store-bought candy and make homemade Peanut Butter Eggs this year for Easter! A super easy recipe that you can make with your kids.
Today I’m sharing some awfully tasty chocolate and peanut butter treats that take about 30 minutes to make….and you don’t need to turn on the oven 🙂 Super simple Peanut Butter Eggs covered in chocolate and topped with some sprinkles! So fun for kids to make and turn into cute little gifts! I loved these cute eggs and so did my peanut butter and chocolate-loving husband!
Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe
You’re only 6 ingredients and 30 minutes away from delicious homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs! Here’s everything you’ll need to get the job done:
- Peanut Butter – I used natural crunchy peanut butter but you can also use smooth. Also if all you have is Jif that works too!
- Butter – melted! But make sure it cools down a little before adding it to the peanut butter. This is to maintain consistency.
- Powdered Sugar – this helps hold everything together and is used to sweeten.
- Vanilla – to flavor.
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – this is melted and used to cover the peanut butter mixture. Feel free to experiment with milk, dark or even white chocolate.
- Sprinkles – this is used as a garnish and is optional. But it is super festive and fun for the kids!
Are you a peanut butter lover like my husband? Try these other recipes: Peanut Butter Blossoms, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge, Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake, and Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars.
How to Make Peanut Butter Eggs
- In a large bowl, melt peanut butter and butter together for 1 minute. Stir to incorporate together.
- Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar. The mixture will seem dry but should hold together when you form it into shapes.
Like this! This is where you can really get the kids involved.
- Using a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop, measure out 10 even mounds. Form each mound into an egg shape. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
- While peanut butter eggs are chilling, melt chocolate in the microwave on low heat, stirring every 30 seconds or so.
- Now grab some random sprinkles you {finally} found in a box. And for the love of everything good and holy, wipe off the table woman!
- Dip each egg into chocolate to cover completely. Remove the egg with a fork, and tap along the edge of the bowl allowing excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl through the prongs. My fingers were a little too chocolatey to get a camera involved. Pretend there are photos of that here.
- Place onto a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and sprinkle with any desired toppings. Repeat until all eggs are covered in chocolate. Refrigerate 5 minutes until chocolate has hardened. Wrap up to give away as gifts or serve. And voila! Just like that, you’ve got some Peanut Butter Eggs 🙂 Yippee!
Leftovers
Any leftover Peanut Butter Eggs you have will last up to 5 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer!
More Easter Desserts to Try!
- Marshmallow Potato Chip Easter Nests
- Planted Carrot Chocolate Easter Cake
- Orange Cupcakes
- The Best Carrot Cake Recipe
These Peanut Butter Eggs are easy peasy, right? I thought so. Here’s the printable! Make these with your kids this Easter.
Peanut Butter Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural chunky peanut butter
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 oz. semi sweet chocolate melted
- sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, melt peanut butter and butter together for 1 minute. Stir to incorporate together. Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar. The mixture will seem dry but should hold together when you form it into shapes. Using a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop, measure out 10 even mounds. Form each mound into an egg shape. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
- While peanut butter eggs are chilling, melt chocolate in a microwave on low heat, stirring every 30 seconds or so.
- Dip each egg into chocolate to cover completely. Remove the egg with a fork, and tap along the edge of the bowl allowing excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl through the prongs.
- Place onto a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and sprinkle with any desired toppings. Repeat until all eggs are covered in chocolate. Refrigerate 5 minutes until chocolate has hardened. Wrap up to give away as gifts or serve.
Erin @ The Grass Skirt says
My husband has a major major Reese’s peanut butter cup addiction. He is going to love you so much when I make these for his Easter basket! 🙂
Diana says
YUM! Looks delicious!
I googled how to figure out when Easter is held, and oh goodness…it involved math, something about a moon, and a bunch of other information that I didn’t bother with…Easter is on Sunday, and that’s all I can tell you for sure.
argentina_nina says
Easter is always on the Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. So it has a range of about 5 weeks in which it can be. And since the carnival holidays and whitsun are a fixed distance from Easter, those are on different dates every year too. Easter in March isn’t exactly a rare occurrence, but it is especially early this year, I think.
Kelster says
Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox (that day when the sun shines directly on equator). It also depends on whether one follows the Julian or the Gregorian calendar.
Traci says
Great idea! These are so pretty and look just like their Reese’s PB egg friends. Can’t wait to try them this weekend. YUM!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
I just might love you for this
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Sooo cute! Love the look of these!
Deborah says
I’ll take two – oh, ok, I want 4!
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says
These look adorable and sound delicious! Can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate!
Jenny @ BAKE says
These are so sweet! and such a nice change from store bought eggs!
Teri Q says
Easter is the first Sunday in Spring AFTER there’s been a full moon. March 22 is the earliest it can occur and April 25 is the latest. Next year it is on April 20th.
I have to make these, but I’m going to make them smaller, as I have several to make them for.
Kathy says
I need to make these ASAP! They look so easy and I know everyone would love them!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Lauren, LOVE these! great idea for the kiddos! homemade! 🙂 LOVE!
[email protected] says
yum! i made something similar last year…except used rice krispies in the filling. they were awesome, but looked like turds! I think I need you to teach me how to shape eggs 😉
Nikki @Seeded at the Table says
The best kind of eggs…ever! 🙂
Emma says
These look INCREDIBLE – and so easy!!! Definitely need to try these. xx
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
I’ve been wanting to make my own peanut butter easter eggs. Can’t wait to try them out!
Michelle says
These are so cute!
Anna @ Hidden Ponies says
No bake, peanut butter, and chocolate? Oh, and sprinkles?! Um, I’ll be making these asap.
Nutmeg Nanny says
I always love a good no-bake recipe 🙂 and this one includes my favorites; peanut butter & chocolate, of course!
Lauren @ Dallas Duo Bakes says
First I love how we share the same name. Lol. Second, I love how these are no-bake, and finally I love how these have my favorite foods: peanut butter, chocolate and powdered sugar!! Yum!
Nikki @Seeded at the Table says
I could seriously overdose on these!
Tieghan says
Oh peanut butter and chocolate!!! My favorite combo!! These are so cute!
Karen says
One of my favorite parts of Easter is the candy- I love that I now have the means to make that all year round in my own kitchen 🙂 These look great!
Karen says
I made these yesterday and got so caught up in dipping the eggs in the chocolate, that I have several eggs without any decorations…ha ha. Dipping the eggs in the chocolate was the hardest part of this recipe. Thank you Lauren. Great idea.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Oh how I wish I could have one of these right now!
Christine @ 24 Carrot Kitchen says
Chocolate and peanut butter are the ultimate combination. Easter will be here before you know it and these eggs will make it special!
StacyM says
Yum! I am going to make these for my Easter guests
Amanda says
So fun! These won’t last long in our house! 🙂
Melinda says
these are so good i made these for an early Easter treat and all my kids ate them like they never had chocolate before. LOL thank for sharing this something i will be making again!
Cynthia says
It is really complicated like everyone says. The person in charge is the Catholic Church however….. so idk if you would want to kill them.
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
Those look soooooooooooooo yummy!
Sylvia says
Making these for my kids.. They will love them!!!!
Ashley says
I am LOVING these!! So cute!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I. Want. These!!!
Aimee says
If you don’t add shortening to the chocolate, it will be very difficult to cover the peanut butter eggs. They won’t look anything like the picture. Still tasty, but messy looking. Or, you can use a dipping chocolate like Wilton’s which will give you a pretty looking egg. I’ve learning the hard way.
jack says
will i ever be able to save these recipes to a recipe box???????
Jack handel says
Will I ever
Edie Allyn-Page says
excellent and simple. thank you. Easter designation has to do with counting moons and such – very mysterious church stuff. Like the first Sunday after the third moon on after the second blizzard in New England, and only in months with four weeks.
elizabeth says
Made these yesterday. So easy and so yummy. wil definitely make them again. Thanks for such and easy tasty recipe