On Friday night I made a fun Easter treat to go with dinner. I bought a bunch of candy melts on sale at Michaels and was beyond excited when I came across this recipe using them on one of my favorite blogs. The best part of the recipe is that it only calls for 4 ingredients: peanut butter, powdered sugar, candy melts, and sprinkles. Just a few simple ingredients and viola! homemade peanut butter eggs! I didn't do the best job with the candy melts, but it was my first time and they say practice makes perfect...so I guess I better keep practicing. ;) On a side note, I made it to the gym twice this week. Not as good as last week, but we spent quite a bit of time working on decor for our house, so that is exciting and next week I will be back on track. Ok, now back to Friday night...in addition to making the peanut butter eggs, I made chicken sliders and we watched Life As We Know It. I really liked it and Nic laughed a few times so that's a good sign. It was a really fun and delicious night!
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs
2 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Wilton Candy Melts in yellow, pink, green and white
Non-parils for sprinkling on top
1. 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. Note: I only froze mine for 15 minutes and I was able to continue, it’s just easier if dough is hardened.
2. 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.
Makes 20-25 eggs
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