Peanut Butter Eggs (Reese's Copycat)

Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs feature

5 from 20 votes

One of the best Easter candies is Reese's peanut butter eggs and it's so easy to make them at home! Made with just 6-ingredients, you can easily customize them with different chocolates and sprinkles to add in your kids Easter baskets.

Prep Time30

Chill Time30

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

Servings: eggs

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Jill

Ingredients

8 ounce cream cheese softened
1/2 cup butter softened
18 ounce jar creamy peanut butter
2 pounds powdered sugar
1 pound melting chocolate (or chocolate almond bark)
1 pound white melting chocolate (or white almond bark)
Easter sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

In a large bowl using an electric or stand mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add in the peanut butter until combined.
Beat in the sugar until well mixed. I use a 1 ½ tablespoon scoop to make balls that I form into an egg shape. Place the eggs on a wax or parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze for about 30 minutes.
In a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments melt the chocolate and the white chocolate separately until melted and smooth.
When the chocolate is ready using 2 forks dip the eggs and cover in chocolate gently shaking off the excess. Place the dipped egg back on the wax or parchment paper and immediately add sprinkles if desired. Let harden and serve!

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Notes

Chocolate: Using melting chocolate or almond bark is going to be a better choice than chocolate chips because its melts easier and provides a better consistency. We also love to use milk chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate. There are several varieties of melting chocolate you can purchase in the stores. Just follow the melting instructions on the packaging.

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