Description
Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs are a creamy candy-style treat made with peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, and confectioners’ sugar, shaped into eggs and coated in smooth milk chocolate with a decorative white chocolate drizzle—perfect for Easter desserts and homemade gifts.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 18 ounces creamy peanut butter (1 jar)
- 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar
- 1 pound melting chocolate
- 1 pound white melting chocolate
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add the peanut butter and mix until fully combined.
- Gradually mix in the confectioners’ sugar until a thick dough forms that can be shaped by hand.
- Scoop portions of the mixture and shape them into egg shapes.
- Place the shaped eggs on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Refrigerate or freeze the eggs for about 1 hour until firm.
- Melt the chocolate according to package instructions until smooth.
- Dip each chilled peanut butter egg into the melted chocolate, coating completely. Let the excess chocolate drip off.
- Place the coated eggs back on the parchment-lined tray.
- Melt the white melting chocolate and drizzle it over the eggs for decoration.
- Allow the chocolate to set completely before serving. Refrigerate briefly to speed up setting if needed.
Notes
- Chilling the eggs before dipping helps them hold their shape and makes coating easier.
- If the filling is too soft, add a little more confectioners’ sugar.
- Use regular creamy peanut butter instead of natural peanut butter for best texture.
- Crunchy peanut butter can be used for added texture.
- Decorate with sprinkles, colored chocolate drizzle, or a pinch of flaky salt for variety.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
