Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs
Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs are a healthy version of the classic Reese's peanut butter eggs and made with 5 simple ingredients! They are soft, perfectly sweetened, and there isn't any add any added sugar! They make a delicious Easter treat, shaped like adorable Easter eggs, and fun for kids to help decorate!
Servings: 22 eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely crushed honey graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup natural peanut butter at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 20 ounces melting chocolate plus more to decorate on top (optional)
Instructions
- In a large or medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract together with a spoon until mixture comes together.
- You can either roll out the mixture with a rolling pin in between parchment paper sheets and use a mini egg cookie cutter to make the eggs OR use a mini cookie scoop to scoop the dough and form an egg shape with your hands.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place in the refrigerator or freezer to harden for at least 20 minutes.
- Melt chocolate in 30 second intervals in a microwave-safe bowl until silky smooth.
- Dip each egg in the melted chocolate with a fork and coat both sides. Remove any excess chocolate from the eggs and place back on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Drizzle with more chocolate or sprinkles and place bake in the refrigerator or freezer to harden for at least 20 more minutes. Enjoy!!
Notes
To make colorful drizzles on the eggs: Melt 10 ounces of white chocolate and divide into 3 bowls. Add blue, pink and yellow food gel color to a bowl, stir, and transfer each color to a ziplock bag. Cut a small piece of the corner off and then drizzle on the tops of the eggs.