Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

Instead of buying Easter candy, or any day candy, why not make it yourself.  These chocolate covered peanut butter eggs are sooth and creamy. It is a recipe that even your kids will enjoy helping you to make. They can create their very own peanut butter eggs.

 Ingredients

1 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/3 c. powdered sugar or more
1 Tbs. milk
1 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips
2 Tbs. shortening

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, butter, and vanilla.  Mix well until thoroughly combined. 

Gradually mix in the powdered sugar. Mix well. If the mixture is too crumbly, add some whole milk until you get the right consistency.  It should be like play dough.

Shape the mixture into 16 to 32 eggs shapes, depending on how big you want your candy eggs to be. Leave the bottom of the eggs flat. Place them onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or until firm. If you have a deviled egg holder, you can use that as a mold to shape your eggs. You can also form them into small balls for buckeyes.

In a microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and shortening.  Place in the microwave and heat them for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl with the chocolate chips and stir the chocolate mixture. Repeat this step a second time.  After that, only microwave the chocolate for 10 seconds.  Stir the chocolate. Repeat this step of microwaving the chocolate for 10 second intervals and stirring after each one until the chocolate is smooth.  

Place an egg on the tines of a fork, or you can use one of those long handled 2-tined forks as well. Dip the eggs into the chocolate, making sure the surface is covered with chocolate.  Allow the excess chocolate to drip off.  Place the eggs back on the baking sheet lined with waxed paper.  Repeat this procedure for each egg. 

Refrigerate the eggs for at least 30 minutes, or until the chocolate is set and firm. Store the peanut butter eggs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.