Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Recipe (Easy 3-Ingredient Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs That Taste Like Reese's Candy)

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Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Recipe (Easy 3-Ingredient Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs That Taste Like Reese's Candy)

You only need 3 ingredients for this easy chocolate covered peanut butter recipe, and it tastes just like Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs! Whip them up for Easter or whenever you're in the mood for that magical chocolate + peanut butter combination.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 308kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter no-sugar-added peanut butter; the kind that you have to stir before using
6 ounces milk chocolate

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Stir the powdered sugar and peanut butter together in a large bowl until well combined. When it gets too hard to stir, use your hands to knead it so it comes together.
Divide the peanut butter mix into 8 equal pieces. Squeeze each piece with your hands to help it stick together and roll it between your palms, shaping each into an egg shape.
Place the peanut butter eggs on a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap and put in the freezer until stiffened, about 15 minutes.
Dip each peanut butter egg into the melted chocolate and place it on a wire rack or wax paper-lined tray to let the chocolate harden.

Notes

Decorative Tip: Once all the eggs are dipped, if you have extra chocolate, drizzle it on top of the eggs to make it look decorative. Or you can pour it out onto a parchment paper-lined plate, let it harden, and snack on it or store it for use next time.
Peanut Butter: Regular creamy peanut butter (such as Skippy) will also work. It will just be a little bit sweeter than if you used natural no-sugar-added runny peanut butter.
Chocolate: Instead of milk chocolate, you can use dark chocolate, white chocolate, or a mixture of chocolates.
If You Don't Want to Temper the Chocolate: You can use chocolate melting wafers instead of chocolate if you don't want to temper the chocolate. (My favorite chocolate melting wafers are the Ghirardelli Dark Melting Wafers available on Amazon.)
Storage: To store this candy, layer the eggs in a single layer between pieces of wax paper in an airtight container. Store the container in the fridge for up to 1 month or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

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