Description
Peanut butter chocolate delights combine rich cocoa with creamy peanut spread in a heavenly dessert. Chocolate lovers savor the classic combination of nutty and sweet flavors that melt smoothly on your palate.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 12 ounces (340 grams) milk chocolate chips
Coating and Decoration:
- 0.25 cup (60 milliliters) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) milk
Decorative Elements:
- Blue candy melts
- Yellow candy melts
- Pink candy melts
Instructions
- Thoroughly blend powdered sugar, creamy peanut butter, melted unsalted butter (113 grams), and whole milk (30 milliliters or ) in a medium mixing bowl until achieving a uniform, silky consistency.
- Gently incorporate miniature chocolate chips into the mixture, distributing them evenly throughout the peanut butter base.
- Sprinkle a clean work surface with a light dusting of all-purpose flour, preventing the dough from sticking.
- Using a rolling pin, carefully flatten the dough to approximately 1/4 inch (6 millimeters) thickness, ensuring an even surface.
- Select an egg-shaped cookie cutter and precisely cut out delicate egg-shaped confections, transferring each carefully to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Place the sheet of raw egg-shaped treats into the freezer for precisely 60 minutes, allowing them to solidify completely.
- Melt milk chocolate chips using a double boiler method or in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring frequently to maintain a smooth, glossy texture.
- Retrieve the frozen peanut butter eggs and carefully dip each one into the melted chocolate using a fork, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Gently place the chocolate-enrobed eggs onto fresh parchment paper, allowing excess chocolate to drip off.
- Refrigerate the chocolate-covered eggs for 15-20 minutes until the chocolate shell has fully set and hardened.
- Optional: For decorative flair, use colored candy melts in a piping bag with a small snipped corner to create intricate designs or patterns on the chocolate surface.
Notes
- Freezing helps create a sturdy base for smooth chocolate coating, preventing crumbling during dipping process.
- Mini chocolate chips provide delightful surprise bursts of richness within each creamy peanut butter center.
- Precise dipping technique ensures complete chocolate coverage, giving eggs professional bakery-style appearance.
- Candy melt decorations transform simple treats into festive, colorful confections perfect for special occasions.
- Chilling eggs before coating allows for cleaner, more even chocolate shell that hardens quickly when touched.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 370 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg