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Reese’s Eggs have always been my FAVORITE Easter treat. But then they came out with white chocolate Reese’s Eggs. I was in heaven! I prefer white chocolate over milk chocolate any day! So when I saw these in the store the other day, I thought why buy them when I can make them? And they taste so much better!
I had all of the ingredients on hand. I forgot how simple the ingredients are. But I thought it would be fun to drizzle them in some colored candy melts to brighten them up for Spring! They turned out amazing. And my boys loved them! I even wrote their names on some of them. We took these fun and delicious Easter treats over to our new neighbors. And I think you will agree that they taste better then the real thing!
More of a milk chocolate fan? Try these!
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Homemade White Chocolate Reese's Eggs
Ingredients
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup salted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 24 ounces white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- colored candy melts for drizzling on top, optional
Instructions
- Beat together powdered sugar, peanut butter, and butter together in a large bowl. It should be pretty crumbly.
- Add two tablespoons of milk and continue to beat together until the dough softens. If the dough still seems crumbly that is ok, but it should hold it's shape if pressed together.
- Dust a clean surface lightly with powdered sugar and roll the dough out to about ½-inch thick. Use a small egg cookie cutter, or a knife to cut out egg shapes. Press the scraps together and roll and cut ut again until all of the dough has been used up.
- Place the cut-out eggs on a parchment-lined baking sheet and chill in the freezer for an hour.
- When you are ready to dip the eggs, add the white chocolate and shortening in the microwave and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Use a fork to dip each egg in the chocolate. I used a spoon to help cover them completely. Tap off the excess chocolate before transferring the eggs to a piece of parchment paper or wax paper to set up.
- If using colored candy melts, melt each color in the microwave stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Transfer to a small zip lock bag and snip the corner of the bag. Drizzle across the eggs. Let them set completely before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Has anyone made these using sugar free powdered sugar such as Whole Earth brand or Swerve? Erythritol based instead of cane sugar? Lily’s white chocolate chips?
I am sure the ratios would be much different, and I’m wondering what else one could add to make up for using so much less powdered sugar.
I love all your recipes and just give them a little “tweak” to fit healthy-eating my lifestyle. (Many off your recipes need no tweaking—only eating. Ha ha)
One word. HEAVEN!
These look amazing!! This is my favorite Easter candy.
Oh man, one of my favorite types of candy are the white chocolate Reese’s cups! These look like a great idea for Easter, or really, any day! Yum!