Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
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Instead of buying chocolate eggs to fill your loved ones' Easter baskets, try making them yourself. These peanut butter eggs take only a few ingredients and are surprisingly easy to make. A final drizzle of melted peanut butter wafers allows you to tap into your inner artistic Easter bunny!This recipe is by Stacy Sterner of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and was originally published in The Morning Call.
Prep Time
40
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs recipe - The Daily Meal
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 jars creamy peanut butter (12.5 ounces each)
  • 4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 pound (8 tablespoons) butter
  • 1 cup chocolate wafers, milk or dark
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • a few peanut butter wafers
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, mix 2 jars (12.5 ounces each) creamy peanut butter, 4 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/4 pound (8 tablespoons) butter. The batter should be creamy, but thick. If not thick enough, gradually add a little more confectioners' sugar. This batter must be refrigerated for at least 2 hours before working with it, and preferably a day ahead.
  2. Once the batter is chilled, take small amounts out of the fridge, and roll into small balls and shape into eggs. Store the eggs in a plastic container in layers that are separated by waxed paper. Freeze. When eggs are completely frozen, take a few out at a time to dip into chocolate.
  3. To melt the chocolate, place 1 cup chocolate wafers into a small bowl (glass, not plastic) with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. The oil adds a little shine to the chocolate. Melt in the microwave slowly in 45-second increments, until completely melted. Dip frozen eggs, a few at a time, into the chocolate.
  4. After dipping, drizzle the eggs with melted peanut butter wafers (melted in the same manner as the chocolate). Let cool on a waxed-paper-lined cookie sheet in a cool place. The chocolate should set almost immediately if the eggs were frozen before dipping. Store in plastic containers either in the refrigerator or in the freezer until ready to use.
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