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These homemade Reese’s eggs are to die for!! With a creamy peanut butter center inside a rich chocolate covering, these make the best Easter treat!
I love making peanut butter treats. I can’t resist the delicious and sweet taste! Try out this pinwheel candy, these peanut butter balls, or these amazing no-bake cookies for some more fantastic peanut butter delights!
What are Reese’s Eggs?
Well, to put it in an eggshell (pun intended!), these eggs are the perfect combination of two favorites, peanut butter and chocolate. Made into the traditional egg shape, these treats are a popular commodity for the Easter season. Whether you choose to have them at room temperature or store them in the fridge and have them chilled, these are an eggcellent treat!
These eggs are my favorite Easter treat ever! These homemade Reeses peanut butter eggs are so easy, and in my family’s opinion, they tasted better! My boys said they liked that they weren’t oily like the ones in the package. These eggs are pretty quick and easy to whip up if you need to bring a dessert to a party, put together a spread of refreshments, or they are even perfect for a fun family night activity together! These are so easy, delicious, and fun for Easter… or any time of the year if you are a Reese’s lover like me.
What Do You Need to Make Reese’s Eggs?
Simple and easy is the name of this game! Each of these ingredients plays a vital role in completing the perfect Reese’s peanut butter egg recipe. See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- 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 because when you combine it, it could cause the mixture to not hold a thick consistency.
- Milk: You can use almond milk as a substitute if needed!
- Shortening: This is a necessity when melting the chocolate to help keep it from burning.
How to Make Reese’s Eggs
Here’s a secret for 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!
- Beat: 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.
- Roll: On a floured surface, roll the dough out to desired thickness. About 1/2 thickness. You can use egg cookie cutters or with a knife, shape the dough to look like eggs.
- Freeze: Place eggs on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for an hour.
- Melt Chocolate: When you are ready to dip them, then add the chocolate and 1 tablespoon of 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.
- Dip: Dip each egg in chocolate (I used a spoon to help cover in the chocolate) and then place them on wax paper to set.
- Add Additional Chocolate: If more chocolate is needed, melt the second bag with the shortening.
Are Reese’s Eggs Gluten-Free?
Yes! These homemade chocolate Reese’s eggs are considered a gluten-free treat. It is only fair that even those on special diets can taste something as good as these! All of the ingredients can be used without needing any substitutions.
Do These Have Dairy?
There are ingredients included in these Reese’s eggs that do have dairy in them. Some substitutions can be made, such as using a lactose version of milk, soy, or almond milk to help if looking for ways to include minimal amounts of dairy.
Varitations
You can easily change up these Reese’s eggs to make them fit the taste (or occasion) that you need!
- Type of Chocolate: 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.
- Change the Shape: 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 Valentine’s day, you can simply switch out the egg shaped cutter and use a heart shaped one instead! Or, for Halloween, then you can use a pumpkin shaped cutter and for Christmas a candy cane and so on. The possibilities are tasty and endless.
More Delicious Peanut Butter Treats
Who can resist peanut butter? I can’t! These reeses eggs are so additicting that I want to make them all the time for myself. And then, that snowballs into me wanting to make ALL the peanut butter treats! Luckily, I have a bunch of delicious recipes that I can switch between and I think you will love them all too!
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Homemade Reese’s Eggs
Equipment
- Nordic Wave Baking Sheet
- Utopia Kitchen Cooking Knives
- KitchenAid Hand Blender
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 1/2 Cups Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/4 Cup Butter or Margarine (melted)
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- 1-2 Bags Milk Chocolate Chips
- 2 Tablespoons Shortening
Instructions
- Beat together powdered sugar, peanut butter, and butter 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.
- On a floured surface, roll the dough out to desired thickness. About 1/2 thickness. You can use egg cookie cutters or with a knife, shape the dough to look like eggs.
- Place eggs on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for an hour.
- 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.
- Dip each egg in chocolate. I used a spoon to help cover in the chocolate. Place them on wax paper to set.
- If more chocolate is needed, melt the second bag with the shortening. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these today and used a plastic Easter egg as my cutter they turned out great thanks for this recipe
Can I just use a double boiler for the chocolate?
Yes, that should work too.
Turned out great my husband loved them
What size bag of chocolate chips to start with? Is the shortening that importmant or could I use coconut oil?
Your recipe does not say what size bag of chocolate chips for Reece egg recipe
Just a regular size bag of chocolate chips.
These are SO DARN GOOD. I get asked to make them on a regular basis! I’m wondering, do you think I could make these as bars with the peanut butter layer on the bottom and chocolate on top? Thank you for such a great recipe!
These. Are. AMAZING! They truly taste like the real deal. Thank you!
Do you need to refrigerate the Reese’s peanut butter eggs?
Yes, I like to keep them in the refrigerator to harden and keep that way unless I am serving them or giving them to friends and neighbors close by. These are truly the best! Enjoy! XOXO
Please help. I can’t get my candy out of the chocolate without pulling off the bottom or poking holes. How do I get them out so they look good?
Oh no! I am not sure why it is sticking so much! So Sorry. Sometimes I have to use a little non-stick spray in the plastic trays. Hope that helps! These are so good and fun to make! XOXO
Thanks so much for a great recipe! I will be making these tomorrow for my peanut and tree-nut allergic son. I am substituting Sunbutter for the peanut butter. Can’t wait to try! THANK YOU!!
Do these need to be refrigerated?
They don’t have to be but if you are not going to be eating them quickly that day, I would recommend it. They tend to melt too if warm. Enjoy your Reese’s! XOXO
Hi Alyssa,
How do you store the Reece’s Eggs? They sound delicious. I’m going to try them.
Thanks!
Just made these for Easter. Dont sweat the shortening. Its only 1tbsp! I used store brand peanut butter and they turned out amazing…just not as pretty 🙂
I don’t generally have shortening in the house and I hate buying products that I’ll only use once. Do you figure I could use butter instead?
Yes, that will work great too with oil. Enjoy!
once they are coated. do you store them in the frig?
y sister used to make something like this . She put Pice Crisps in it . And mixed her chips with the Gulf Wax, to add a little shine to the candy.
Have you ever tried Pb fit peanut powder instead of regular peanut butter?