Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs are so easy and, dare I say, better than Reese's? Simple ingredients like peanut butter, oat flour, maple syrup and vanilla are combined, shaped and dipped in milk chocolate. Perfect for Easter (or any occasion really)! Yields 13 peanut butter eggs.

Course Desserts & Sweet Treats

Cuisine American

Keyword candy, chocolate, Easter, peanut butter

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 2 30

Total Time 2 40

Servings servings

Calories 295

Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter (smooth)
1 cup oat flour finely ground
1 tablespoon real maple syrup
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
11.5 ounces milk chocolate chips I use Ghirardelli (see notes)
1 tablespoon coconut oil

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, measure and add the creamy peanut butter, oat flour, maple syrup and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Once chilled, use a 1½ tablespoon scoop to measure out each portion. You should get 13 scoops. With your impeccably clean hands, shape each portion into egg shapes. Freeze for 1 to 2 hours. 2hours is best because after 1 hour, the warm chocolate softens the peanut butter eggs too quickly in my opinion.
Before you pull the frozen peanut butter eggs from the freezer, add milk chocolate chips plus the coconut oil to a mixing bowl set over a saucepan of shallow simmering water. Being mindful of the steam, stir gently.
Once about 3/4 of the way melted (using oven mitts or a kitchen towel, carefully remove to a heat safe surface or trivet and stir until smooth. Let this cool a minute or so, so that it's not extremely hot when coating the peanut butter eggs.
Quickly dip the bottom of an egg into the melted chocolate. Drizzle to cover with chocolate. Use a fork to lift the egg out of the chocolate and gently tap to remove any excess chocolate. Place the chocolate covered egg back onto the parchment. The cold pan will set the bottom fast. Repeat with remaining eggs.
Pop them into the fridge or freezer for 30 minutes to finish setting.
See recipe notes for storing.

Notes

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on SimplyScratch.com should only be used as a general guideline.

*Keep in mind the nutritional value is including the entire bag of chocolate chips. Please know you will not use all the melted chocolate when dipping so the calories are a bit higher than they really are.

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