then 
Add DIXIE CRYSTALS to Home Screen
Peanut Butter Eggs
Products Used
2
83
381
Prep Time:
55m
Yield:
About 24, 1 1/2 inch peanut butter eggs
You’ll never go back to store-bought candy once you’ve made these scrumptious peanut butter eggs from scratch. High-quality chocolate and smooth and creamy peanut butter swirl together in this delicious treat that melts in your mouth. Fun for Easter or any time of the year.
Nunca volveré a tienda para caramelos comprados una vez que haya realizado estos huevos mantequilla de maní para chuparse los dedos desde el principio. Alta calidad del chocolate y mantequilla de maní remolino suave y cremoso juntos en esta delicia que se derrite en la boca. Divertido para Pascua o en cualquier momento del año.
Products Used
Ingredients
- 2 cups peanut butter, smooth
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, soft
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar
- 1 pound (16 oz.) best quality chocolate or chocolate candy coating for dipping*
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix peanut butter and soft butter until smooth. Add vanilla and 1/2 of powdered sugar and blend well. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Some peanut butter brands may be a little “drier” and it may be necessary to add a little more peanut butter. The consistency of batter should be very firm and hold its shape perfectly when formed into eggs.
- Shape batter into eggs and place on parchment or wax lined cookie sheets. Set aside.
- Use tempered chocolate or melt candy coating over a bowl of barely simmering water until melted.
- To create stability and make it easier to dip the eggs in chocolate, dip bottom of eggs first in chocolate and place on parchment or wax paper.
- Using a fork, pierce bottom of egg and dip in chocolate, coating evenly. Place eggs on parchment or wax paper to harden completely.
- Decorate as desired.
Dixie Crystals Insight
*The difference between real chocolate and candy coating is that real chocolate is made with natural fat from cocoa bean. Real chocolate melts below body temperature and thus melts in the mouth. Candy coating is not made with 100% cocoa butter and is the reason why this product cannot be named chocolate.
Traditionally hydrogenated fat is used in candy coating which is often described as feeling waxy in the mouth. The disadvantage of working with real chocolate is that it requires attention to detail. If not, the chocolate may not set properly and be crisp. Candy coating can simply be melted and be used and will always harden. For working or tempering chocolate visit http://www.eddyvandammeusa.com/2009/09/tempering-chocolate/.
Similar Recipes
Sweet and Sour Gummy Pumpkins
Don’t let these cute little pumpkin treats fool you! The sweet gumdrops are covered with a sour coating like Sour Patch Kids® candy. These pumpkin...
0
80
151
Sour Easter Gumdrops
This Easter fill your candy dishes and baskets with these cute and colorful Sour Easter Gumdrops. Each bite-sized bunny, chick, carrot, and egg-shaped...
1
72
46
Copycat Cadbury Crunchie Bars
If you have fallen in love with Cadbury Crunchie Bars, but aren’t able to find them in a store near you, don’t fret. You can make this copycat...
0
65
53
Poison Candy Apples
These Poison Candy Apples are sure to give your guests a fright! The trick to eating this treat is to slice the candy apple rather than trying to bite...
0
125
95
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Fudge
We resurrected this classic Buttermilk Fudge recipe from 1951 Sue's Candy Kettle Cookbook. 60+ years later and it is still just as delicious - plus...
0
76
208
Chef Eddy's Peanut Brittle
A low-sugar peanut brittle that uses Steviacane instead of sugar. So you'll get all the sweetness of sugar with 2/3 less calories! That's a win-win in...
0
74
111
My husband LOVED these!! I did as well! Sweet and definitely hits the spot. My husband's only "complaint" was to make them smaller so he wouldn't eat so much at once to make them last longer! :D
This recipe is great! It makes really large eggs and I ended up with about 3 dozen. If you don't want that many, cut the recipe in half. Mine don't look as perfect as these but they taste fantastic! Very rich and easy to do!