Homemade Reese’s Eggs

This is my favorite Easter treat ever.! So when I found this recipe I had to try making my own. These homemade Reeses peanut butter eggs are so easy, and in my families opinion, they tasted better! My  boys said they liked that they weren’t oily like the ones in the package. These are so easy, delicious and fun for Easter… or anytime of the year if you are a Reese’s lover like me!

What do you need to make Reese’s Eggs?

It’s all in the ingredients. The key to making the richest dessert goes to what you are putting in it. Being mindful of using the exact ingredients the recipe calls for and following the measurements will make a world of difference when it comes to tasting your final product. Each one of these ingredients plays a vital role in completing the perfect Reese’s peanut butter egg recipe.

• Powdered sugar: this helps achieve the desired consistency 
• Creamy peanut butter: to all the crunch lovers out there you could choose to switch it up with a bit of your crunchy peanut butter
• Butter or margarine melted: make sure when melting that it is not super hot, when combining it could cause the mixture to not hold a thick consistency
• Milk: can use almond milk as a substitute if needed

• Milk chocolate chips: make sure you use milk as opposed to semi sweet, you will taste a difference 

• Shortening: this is a necessity when melting the chocolate to help keep it from burning

How to make Reese’s Eggs

Oftentimes when people try something that is so good they immediately think that the recipe is going to be super intricate or complicated. Well let me share a little secret with you, this is by far one of the simplest and tastiest desserts you have yet to make. With these simple steps you will be whipping up dozens of these in no time. And a good thing too because they seem to disappear just as quickly as they are made! 

1. Start by beating powdered sugar, peanut butter, and butter all together. At this point the dough will be crumbly. Add two tablespoons of milk and continue to beat together until the dough softens. If the dough still seems crumbly that is ok.
2. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to desired thickness. About ½ thickness. You can use egg cookie cutters or with a knife, shape the dough to look like eggs.
3. Place eggs on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for an hour.
4. When you are ready to dip them, add the chocolate and 1 Tbsp shortening in a microwave and melt 30 seconds at a time. Stirring it after every 30 seconds and being careful not to cook the chocolate to burn.
5. Dip each egg in chocolate. I used a spoon to help cover in the chocolate. Place them on wax paper to set.
6. If more chocolate is needed, melt the second bag with the shortening. Enjoy!

What’s the big deal with Reese’s Eggs?

The delicious taste of this dessert is enough to sell me on why I should constantly crave and make them. These eggs are fairly quick and easy to whip up if you need to bring a dessert to a party, put together a spread of refreshments, or are even perfect for a fun family night activity together. They have a very rewarding taste for minimal time going into them. 

These are very popular around Springtime but one of the great things about them is that this recipe can be used year round. For example, for Valentines simply switch out the egg shaped cutter and use a heart shaped one instead to create beautiful and delicious Reese’s hearts for your loved ones. Or even for Halloween you can use a pumpkin shaped cutter, for Christmas a candy cane and so on. The possibilities are tasty and endless. 

Are there different substitutions that can be made with Reese’s Eggs?

One of the most popular variations of this recipe is instead of making them with milk chocolate, using white chocolate instead. These taste just as good for all my white chocolate lovers out there! It can also be fun to make a batch of both and give some variation to them when at parties, etc. Click here for a step by step recipe using white chocolate.