Peanut Chocolate Eggs

Though I do not celebrate the Christian holidays, when Easter comes around I kind of wish I did. All the cute animals, pastel colors, and not to mention treats look so fun to make and decorate. But who says I still can't bake for Easter? I know plenty of people who celebrate the holiday, so I decided I would just make these absolutely amazing chocolate covered peanut butter eggs.

Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 ¼ cup creamy peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup graham crackers

¼ cup butter

4 tablespoons milk

1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons butter

¼ cup heavy cream

Sprinkles (for decorating)     

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, ¼ cup butter, graham crackers, vanilla, and milk until well blended. Shape the peanut butter mixture into a bunch of tablespoon sized eggs and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place them in the freezer for an hour.

To prepare the chocolate coating, place the 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter, and ¼ cup of heavy cream into a saucepan over low heat. Constantly stir the mixture until smooth, making sure it does not burn.

Once ready, remove the eggs from the freezer and one-by-one, dip each egg into the chocolate. To make this easier you may use a fork to dip each egg in. Tap off the excess chocolate and place the eggs back onto the parchment paper.

Make sure to sprinkle the sprinkles on before the
chocolate hardens.

You may then decorate with sprinkles or other icing if desired.

Wait until cool before eating.

Wait for them to harden before removing them from the paper.

These came out soooooooo well. They are nice and fluffy on the inside- better than any store bought Reese's candy.