Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

If you need a quick and easy Easter dessert idea, these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs are perfect for you! They’re so cute, simple to make, tasty and festive for Easter!

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peanut butter eggs on a cake stand

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

I whipped up these simple and adorable chocolate covered peanut butter eggs that you are going to just love. Perfect for Easter! If you love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you are going to love these. Wilton has a zillion colored candy melts that I picked up at Michaels last week along with those cute paper liners. Check the baking section of your grocery store for candy melts too. Amazon is always helpful too.

Why I Love This Recipe

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter. This easy recipe has one of the best flavor combinations out there if you ask me.
  • Easy To Make. With my step by step instructions, you’ll have no trouble making this recipe.
  • Great For Easter. If you love Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs during Easter, you’ll love making your own at home!

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ingredients needed to make peanut butter eggs recipe

What You’ll Need

Here’s what you’ll need to make homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the page for full details and instructions.

  • Creamy Peanut Butter– Use your favorite brand of peanut butter for the recipe.
  • Powdered Sugar– Also called confectioners sugar, this sugar gets mixed with the peanut butter.
  • Wilton Candy Melts– Find in the baking section of your grocery store or check Amazon
  • Sprinkles– Any of your favorite sprinkles work great!
wilton colored candy melts in bowls for peanut butter eggs

How To Make Easy Easter Dessert

Organize Ingredients. Before getting started, organize all of your ingredients needed to make the peanut butter eggs. I like to put my colored candy melts in bowls so they’re ready to heat up.

    a scoop of peanut butter dough in cookie scoop

    Prepare Peanut Butter Dough. Place peanut butter and sugar into a large bowl, mix until combined. I used my hands half way through mixing with a spoon. Dough will be pretty firm.

    peanut butter egg

    Scoop Peanut Butter Dough. With a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop 3-4 tablespoons of dough into your hands.

    Peanut Butter Dough in Egg Shapes

    Shape Dough Into Eggs. Shape into eggs. Freeze for 30 minutes to an hour until hardened. 

    Yellow Coating Chocolate for Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

    Coat Peanut Butter Eggs With Melts. Start with one color of candy melts at a time. Coat 4-5 peanut butter eggs with chocolate and place onto parchment or wax paper. Sprinkle with non-parils quickly as chocolate hardens fast. It’s important to work in batches so your chocolate doesn’t harden on you.

    peanut butter eggs recipe on serving plate

    Let Chocolate Set Up. Continue coating all of your eggs until they’ve all been coated and sprinkled. Let chocolate harden and serve. Enjoy room temperature or chilled. I only used maybe a fourth of each bag which means you can create other fun treats another time.

    Recipe Tips For Success

    • Once peanut butter dough is formed into egg shape, freeze for 15-30 minutes so it hardens slightly.
    • Melt one color candy melts at a time. Microwave gently if it starts hardening.
    • Use little paper liners to serve peanut butter eggs in. White sprinkles look great on top.

    How To Serve

    Serve peanut butter eggs during your upcoming Easter celebration. They’re simple to make and so delicious. Serve room temperature or chilled.

    How To Store Leftovers

    Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator or room temperature for up to 3-4 days.

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    Colorful Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs on a Cake Stand

    Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

    If you need a quick and easy Easter dessert idea, these Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs are perfect for you! They're so cute, tasty and festive for Easter!
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Freeze Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 50 minutes
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 225kcal
    Author: Jenny
    Cost: $20
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    Equipment

    • Freezer
    • mixing bowl
    • mixing spoon
    • measuring cups
    • cookie scoop
    • mixing spoon

    Ingredients

    • 2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
    • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    • Wilton candy melts in yellow, green, pink & white
    • Non-parils for sprinkling on top

    Instructions

    • Place peanut butter and sugar into a large bowl, mix until combined. I used my hands half way through mixing with a spoon. Dough will be pretty firm.
    • With a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop 3-4 tablespoons of dough into your hands and shape into eggs. Freeze for 30 minutes to an hour until hardened.
    • Start with one color of candy melts at a time. Coat 4-5 peanut butter eggs with chocolate and place onto parchment or wax paper. Sprinkle with non-parils quickly as chocolate hardens fast. It's important to work in batches so your chocolate doesn't harden on you.
    • Continue coating all of your eggs until they've all been coated and sprinkled. Let chocolate harden and serve. Enjoy room temperature or chilled.

    Notes

    Makes 20-25 candies
    I only froze mine for 15 minutes and I was able to continue, it’s just easier if the dough is hardened.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
    Keywords: chocolate eggs, chocolate peanut butter balls, easter dessert, easter dessert idea, easter dessert recipe, peanut butter eggs, peanut butter eggs recipe
    59 Responses
    1. kathy

      Okay, I need a “…for Dummies” version. Do you hold the egg in your hand and spread the chocolate on it or do you dip the egg in chocolate? Yours look so perfect!

    2. Connie the cookie monster

      i always get PB cravings! this will help me feed my addiction and fast too!

    3. Beth

      I am so making these for Easter! Sooooo cute! Thanks for the recipe, and I’m so glad to have found your blog!

    4. Melinda

      These look so cute and delicious! So festive. I love the colors, but I’d probably end up doing it with dark chocolate..I’m such a sucker for dark chocolate and peanut butter. Maybe some colorful sprinkles instead? 🙂

    5. Becca

      Oh Jen…. they are ADORABLE! I’m SO glad I didn’t read this post until I had finished up my homework for the weekend, because I am quite sure that I would have had to forgo studying for my law exam in lieu of making a batch or two of these!

    6. T.

      They look just like Reese’s eggs…but pastel!! Fabu! They would make a great side to the “Reester” Bunny I always pick up for The Hubs.

    7. Amanda

      How fun are these PB eggs? Gorgeous! Have a wonderful time in AZ with the family. Miss you! 🙂

    8. Cookbook Queen

      So cute!! I made these last week, but I used graham cracker crumbs too…I never even thought of just using all powdered sugar!! They look great, as always. 🙂

      Kristan xoxo

    9. Rachel's Recipe Reviews

      How cute, and so easy! Perfect for kids. Maybe not a 6-month old, but I’ll have to save it 🙂

    10. Kim

      These are adorable but there is one problem….the candy coating is NOT chocolate at all but vanilla flavored – I just looked at a bag in my cupboard. So you might want to rethink the title as there is absolutely no chocolate in these and it is a little misleading. Sorry to be a buzz kill….. they certainly are darling!

      1. Jenny

        I definitely thought of that, but they taste like chocolate, lol! So….I will keep my title 🙂

      2. Savannahjayde

        White chocolate isn’t really chocolate anyway. But everyone still calls it that…so, the title is still fitting. 🙂

      3. Erica

        I was going to ask the same thing… I went to three different stores yesterday trying to find CHOCOLATE flavored colored melts. The people at the store thought I was crazy. “No – no – I need the CHOCOLATE version of this item… not the vanilla one.” “Ma’am – that’s the only one they make…”

    11. Rachel @ The Avid Appetite

      These are absolutely adorable! I am obsessed with the Reese’s eggs this time a year…more pb than a regular peanut butter cup!

    12. Angie-Bigbearswife

      I LOVE Peanut Butter Eggs…. and when I say LOVE I mean like I buy a bag and will hide them from my husband and anyone eles so only I can enjoy the awesomeness of the Peanut butter eggs lol! My husband loves them just as much so I wouldnt be surprised to see that he had hidden some either! I will def be making these tis easter! they are so delish!

      1. Jenny

        I know exactly what you mean Angie! They are my weakness, lol! Hope you and your hubby enjoy!

    13. Corinna @ The Fire Chiefs Wife

      These are beautiful! I cannot wait to make them with my kids. I love the cake stand. Care to share where you found it?

      1. Jenny

        Hi corinna,
        I bought the cake stand at TJ Maxx quite a while ago. Never hurts to check though 🙂 I always find great kitchen goodies there!

    14. marla {family fresh cooking}

      Hmmmm, you have my gears spinning now to create some fun Easter confections. These PB candies look awesome! xo

    15. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)

      Jenny….amazing work! And what a great recipe. The thing I love about your recipes is that they are easy, not fussy, they use real stuff that we all want to eat (even if some people won’t blog about eating powdered sugar…I will! haha!) but you just make me want to make everything you post about 🙂

    16. Heather (Heather's Dish)

      these are so cute! and i love that you can make your own eggs…i honestly just get all of mine from the store 🙂

    17. J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog)

      So pretty! And such a simple recipe. Love it! Easter isn’t complete without peanut butter eggs. 🙂

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