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Peanut Butter Cup Eggs | Easy Easter Recipe

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This copycat version of the much beloved peanut butter cup eggs are so easy to make and freeze beautifully!

This copycat version of the much beloved peanut butter cup eggs are so easy to make and freeze beautifully!

If you need a last -minute treat to make for Easter, or just want to know how to make them yourself after they are gone from the stores, then you are going to want to try making these copycat Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Eggs recipe!

Of course, these can be made all year-round and, like the original, they freeze really well. They can be made in any shape so you can easily enjoy one of your favorite treats, made from scratch! I actually will double or triple this recipe when I make them because they DO freeze so easily and everyone in my family just loves them!

Making these peanut butter cup eggs couldn't be easier.  You will need:

Ingredients:

peanut butter cup eggs ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
8 oz Dark Cocoa Melting Chips

Directions:

  1. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine peanut butter and butter until completely blended (if you don't have a stand mixer with a paddle, you can melt the peanut butter and butter for 1 minute in microwave and stir until blended.
  2. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and mix well.

    peanut butter cup egg filling

  3. Divide mixture into 10 portions and form in to eggs.

    peanut butter eggs shaped

  4. Place eggs on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and place in freezer for 15 minutes.
  5. Melt chocolate wafers in microwave by heating for 30 seconds then stirring and repeating process until it is melted and smooth.
  6. Using a fork, dip egg into chocolate and flip to cover completely. Lift with fork and gently tap on edge of the bowl allowing excess chocolate to drip off.

    peanut butter eggs dipped

  7. Place chocolate-covered egg back on the parchment paper.
  8. Refrigerate 10 minutes until chocolate has set.

Serve and enjoy!

Have you ever made your own peanut butter cup eggs?

Peanut Butter Eggs Easy Treat for Easter

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Comments

  1. Diana Rambles

    YUMMY!

  2. Sage

    We don't have Reese's eggs in Denmark, and they're one of the seasonal treats I miss most from home. I must give this a try!

  3. Melissa Dixon

    This is genius! Thanks for sharing, now I am off to eat as many of these as i possibly can! lol

  4. Brandi Clevinger

    These look super yummy and easy to do! My husband is going to love these!

    Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!

  5. cathy

    These are my favorite during Easter time! Yumm, do these homemade eggs look delicious! 🙂
    Cathy

  6. Erickah - Audacity to be You(nique)

    This is such a great recipe for Easter! The kids will love this!

  7. Carrie

    I am afraid to make these because I know I will eat them all! They look divine!

  8. Pauline Molinari

    These look so simple and so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your yummy recipe on the Monday Funday Party!

  9. michelle mink

    This looks so tasty and easy enough that I can do it! I am obsessed with chocolate and peanut butter.

  10. Beverly

    My grandkids love these. Have to make some for them.
    Hugs,
    Bev

  11. Amanda

    My kids love peanut butter cups - I bet they'd love these even more! Thanks for joining us for this weeks Creative K Kids' Tasty Tuesday!

  12. Erlene Amat

    I make peanut butter cups too. Your recipe is a little different and I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday

  13. Angie ~ ambient wares

    These wouldn't last one second in this house and it's just me and the hubs 😉 Thanks for sharing this with us at Funtastic Friday!