Homemade White Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
You won't believe how easy it is to make a batch of homemade chocolate Easter treats!
Ingredients
- 1 C natural peanut butter
- ¼ C unsalted butter softened
- 2 C powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- white chocolate candy melts
Instructions
- Combine the peanut butter and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed until it reaches a smooth consistency.
- Add vanilla and blend another 30 seconds to combine.
- Add the powdered sugar to the bowl of the stand mixer ¼ C at a time, blending between each scoop. Be sure not to over blend here though, you want a crumbly texture.
- Roll the peanut butter mixture out to about 1½ inch thickness on a powdered sugar covered surface. Use an egg-shaped cookie cutter to cut out each egg from the peanut butter. You should get about 12 eggs.
- Place the eggs on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to chill while you are melting the chocolate ( or about 30 minutes)
- Melt the white chocolate candy melts in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Be sure to stir the chocolate between each round in the microwave to make sure that you don't overcook it.
- Pour the white chocolate over the peanut butter eggs and use a spatula to make sure the chocolate covers all of each egg. Place the baking sheet back into the refrigerator to allow the chocolate to set up.
- You can stop at this point or add stripes, dots, or other decorations using other colors of candy melts, sprinkles, or other toppers.