These Peanut Butter Easter Eggs are easy to make at home! With a few simple ingredients (and some help from the kids), you’ll have some of the best Easter candy around! This is the stuff memories and traditions are made of!
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
I don’t know about y’all, but Easter just isn’t Easter without the Easter Eggs. If you need to know one thing about me, you should know that I am easily bribed with peanut butter cups …. peanut butter eggs … peanut butter hearts … peanut butter pumpkins … peanut butter trees and Mexican food. Seriously, throw some tamales out or peanut butter cups and I salivate like Pavlov’s dogs! Sorry for the visual. 😉
That goes without saying, my favorite Easter candy is the Easter Eggs with peanut butter. I would be happy with a basket full of them! I also love recreating that candy at home – ya know, for those times when it’s not Easter?!
My kiddos love to help make these too. I’m not sure if they like eating them or making them more?! Maybe both?!
I use a cheap dollar store egg tray for my mold – but if you don’t have one, you can easily shape them with your hands. Your helpers won’t mind the mess! 🙂
What’s your favorite Easter candy?!
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Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 ½ – 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 teaspoons milk if needed
- White and/or Chocolate CandiQuick
- Sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar (starting with the lesser amount), peanut butter and butter until well combined. Only add additional powdered sugar or milk if needed, to get the desired texture and consistency. Shape desired amount (depending on how large you would like the eggs) of the peanut butter mixture into an egg shape and place on a lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining peanut butter mixture. Freeze eggs for about an hour.
- Melt CandiQuick according to package directions. Dip each egg into the CadiQuick with a fork. Allow excess coating to drip off. Place the eggs back onto the lined baking sheet to set. Once the coating has set, decorate with additional CandiQuick drizzles and sprinkles, if desired. Allow coating to set before serving!
***Use this set of instructions if you have an egg mold***
- Melt the CandiQuick according to package directions. Paint the inside of an egg mold with chocolate.
- Refrigerate 10-15 minutes or until the chocolate is set. Repaint the inside of the egg mold again, if needed allowing the chocolate to set in the refrigerator. Spoon some of the peanut butter mixture into each mold cavity, ensuring it fits completely within and is below the top of the mold, leaving enough room for the chocolate to cover the top. Remelt CandiQuick if necessary. Spoon additional chocolate over the top, leveling it with the top of the mold. Repeat with remaining cavities. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.
- Remove eggs from the mold, decorate with additional CandiQuick drizzles and sprinkles if desired. Allow coating to set before serving!
Notes
- An egg mold isn’t necessary, but I think it’s really cute!
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on April 10, 2014. Updated on April 26, 2021.
Oooh those look yummy! And so cute for Easter! I love homemade chocolate candies 🙂
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Oh Lordy, I love peanut butter eggs. One of my former student's mom makes them every year and delivers them to my classroom. I hide them from my family 🙂 haha, they're that good. I guess I need to make some of my own.
I think I will treat myself to one or two of these this Easter 😉 Looks wonderful, Jamie !
I am really needing to make these!
I just bought some Peanut-Butter Easter eggs yesterday…but home made ones are so much better!!! =)
Beautiful! Pinned!
These look wonderful and the only thing I need to get is some chocolate! I am pretty sure I see these in my near future!
G'day! look terrific Jamie!
Great recipe to share at the Foodie Friends Friday Copycat Recipes Party
Cheers! Joanne
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Hi Jamie,
Your Peanut Butter Easter Eggs look so good! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday today, it is great to have you at the party. Hope you have a very special week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Jamie, I think you speak my love language. These look like a party for my mouth. Drooling over here.
Jamie! Your photo's are amazing! I would love to have you join our Facebook Group Connections for blog Growth https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379913082247727/ I am so glad to have you link up each week at Show Me Your Plaid Monday's!
Congratulations Jamie!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Enjoy your weekend and your new Red Plate.
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Miz Helen
I love peanut butter and chocolate and these peanut butter Easter eggs look so yummy! Thanks for sharing them at The Pin Junkie. Just wanted to let you know they were featured at this week's party!
Oh my goodness these look so good! I love the Reese's peanut butter eggs but these look way better! I would love if you would link up with us at Talented Tuesdays today at 9am CST
These look so delicious! They'd make great gifts or Easter basket treats!
These would be the hubby's favorite, he can't make a day without a little peanut butter!! Gorgeous!