Love Reese’s eggs? Make them at home with this fun easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs recipe! Creamy peanut butter filling with rich chocolate coating. Decorated with fun spring colors.

Love making peanut butter treats? Our buckeyes are an Ohio original, and delicious too. Or give our peanut butter cookies a try next.

Homemade peanut butter eggs and bunnies dipped in chocolate.

Reese’s PB Eggs

What is it about the egg shape that makes a Reese’s peanut butter cup taste that much better? My girls inherited my love for this Easter treat so this year I thought we’d try making our own Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs.

I used my Buckeye recipe and shaped the peanut butter filling into eggs.

Decorating them is the fun part! Not too time consuming, this is the perfect kitchen project to make with the kids over spring break! If your kids liked helping you decorate Christmas Cookies, they’ll love this recipe.

If you love making copycat recipes, be sure to add my homemade chunky candy bars to your menu next.

Just the Decorations

PRO TIP: This method of decorating peanut butter eggs is also an easy way to turn store bought candy into something extra cute for an Easter basket or party.

For those of you who like the “EASY” button, and you don’t have time (or desire) to make the eggs yourself, go ahead and run to the store and pick up some packages of Reese’s peanut butter eggs.

You can decorate them with your kids and have a great time–no one need know that you didn’t make the eggs yourself. I won’t tell. Or judge. Promise. Unwrap, then decorate, and share! Enjoy!

If you have the time (and the inclination), though, making peanut butter eggs from scratch is satisfying and easier than you’d think. Everyone will be impressed!

Ingredients Needed

To make the peanut butter eggs, you need:

melted butter
powdered sugar
peanut butter (creamy works best)
vanilla – use my homemade Vanilla extract

Combine them with your mixer and refrigerate for about one hour for easier handling. Scoop out a big spoonful of the peanut butter mixture and roll it into a two inch log. Then pinch one end to create an egg shape. Press your thumb on top of the egg to flatten.

Lay the egg on a wax paper lined baking sheet. Repeat until all dough is used. Freeze for at least 30 minutes.

While the peanut butter eggs are freezing, you’re going to prepare the candy coating. Melt chocolate candy coating and vanilla candy coating in separate dishes according to package directions.

When the eggs are ready, dip each egg into the melted chocolate (or vanilla), tap off the extra coating and lay it on a piece of parchment. Repeat until all eggs are coated.

Step by step photos showing how to make peanut butter eggs.

Easy Instructions

To decorate the peanut butter eggs: Melt various colors of candy coating in small bowls. Put the melted coating in a ziploc bag and snip of the corner. Decorate your eggs as desired!

To decorate the peanut butter eggs with sprinkles: Re-dip the egg into desired chocolate (or vanilla) and add sprinkles immediately.

Allow eggs to set (about 10 minutes) at room temperature. Enjoy immediately or store in the refrigerator for best flavor.

Chocolate coated peanut butter egg with festive sprinkles.

Tips and Tricks

Use two forks to dip the eggs into the chocolate coating. Hold the eggs between the forks and allow the excess to drip off before you move the eggs to the parchment paper to set. This creates smooth coating with less mess than using a spoon.
To turn a peanut butter egg into a bunny, use a toothpick to dot on the eyes with chocolate. Then use the vanilla bark to attach two mini marshmallow halves (for the ears) and half a mini marshmallow (for the tail). Add a nose with the pink colored chocolate, or use a pink sprinkle.
Don’t care to decorate your eggs? These are still delicious and cute served “naked”!
Chocolate peanut butter eggs freeze well too for longer storage. Freeze on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet, then transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag to maintain flavor.
Any chocolate. You are welcome to use all milk chocolate, dark chocolate or vanilla coating to make these eggs. We liked the combo of chocolate and vanilla but whatever your family likes will be tasty–and cute.

Chocolate peanut butter eggs with a bite taken out.

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