Peanut Butter Bunnies

Make this Easter extra special with these adorable Peanut Butter Bunnies! A creamy peanut butter center dipped in white chocolate makes this sweet bunny dessert melt in your mouth.

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• Peanut Butter Bunnies
• Why Make Homemade Easter Bunnies
• Main Ingredients 
• How To Make Peanut Butter Bunnies
• Storage Recommendations
• Serving Ideas
• Tips and Tricks
• FAQs 
• More Easy Easter Treats
• Recipe

Peanut Butter Bunnies

This time of year brings back happy memories of our annual Easter egg hunt at my grandparents' house. The best part was finding giant peanut butter eggs with our names on them!

I continued the tradition of decorating eggs and having a fun egg hunt with our children. Every Easter, I create a new special treat and have come up with many cute recipes, such as bunny butt Rice Krispie treats and Oreo bunnies. This year, I was inspired to create more adorable bunny candies.

These peanut butter balls can be customized for any occasion. This Easter, I gave them a new look by adding pink sugar, marshmallow ears, and edible googly eyes. The eyes truly highlight their playful personality!

Why Make Homemade Easter Bunnies

• They're easy to make. No baking is required, and they taste incredibly delicious! Kids of all ages will love adding ears and faces to the peanut butter bunnies.
• Adorable bunny-shaped candies. Pink ears and googly eyes transform the traditional treat into the cutest Easter treat.
• Great for any occasion. These sweet candies are perfect for parties, Easter baskets, or a delightful addition to the holiday dinner table. They will be gone in no time!

Main Ingredients 

You need only a few simple ingredients and your favorite dipping chocolate to make these classic holiday treats.

• Unsalted Butter - Set it out beforehand so it has time to soften.
• Creamy Peanut Butter - I recommend using no-stir peanut butter for a firm filling. Feel free to use crunchy peanut butter if you want a crunch in your truffles. Natural peanut butter is not recommended because it is too runny.
• Marshmallow Cream - My secret ingredient is to give the dough a fluffier consistency. It is also known as fluff and can be found in most grocery stores in the baking aisle.
• Powdered Sugar - Provides sweetness and thickness in the dough.
• Chocolate Melting Wafers - I used white wafers to keep the bunnies light and bright for Easter. Feel free to use semi-sweet or dark chocolate if you want brown bunnies. You will also need semi-sweet or dark chocolate wafers for the whiskers.
• Bunny Faces - Mini marshmallows for ears, pink sanding sugar for the inside ear, candy eyeballs, and pink round sprinkles for noses.

How To Make Peanut Butter Bunnies

We simplified the peanut butter ball recipe with easy-to-follow instructions for making this seasonal bunny shape. You can quickly have these no-bake treats chilling on your counter!

Assemble the Ears

Diagonally cut the mini marshmallows in half, then dip the sticky side in pink sanding sugar. Set aside.

Make The Dough

Beat the softened butter, peanut butter, vanilla, salt, and marshmallow cream in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until a soft dough forms. Scrape the sides of the bowl often.

Roll the mixture into 36 even balls and then place on a pan lined with parchment or wax paper. Use a 1-tablespoon scoop to keep everything even. Refrigerate the balls for at least 30 minutes.

Dip in Chocolate 

Melt the chocolate wafers in the microwave using 50% power to prevent overheating and burning. Follow the package instructions for melting the wafers.

Use a toothpick to dip each candy into the chocolate, tap off excess chocolate, place it on a tray, and then twist out the toothpick.

Add Faces

Dip the bottoms of the marshmallows in melted white chocolate. Add two to each ball.

Add chocolate to the back of two eyes and one sprinkle with a toothpick. Place it on the front of the ball for the Easter bunny face, then repeat this with all the balls.

Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave. Dip a toothpick in the melted chocolate and draw whiskers on the bunny faces.

Storage Recommendations

On the Counter: Keep the chocolate peanut butter bunnies in an airtight container lined with paper towels for 2-3 days. 

In the Refrigerator: You can store these in an airtight container in the fridge for a week.

Serving Ideas

• Fill Easter eggs. Place a few bunnies inside plastic eggs and then place them in your loved one's baskets.
• Give out treat bags. Place them in a clear treat bag with Easter grass. Tie the top closed with ribbons and add a gift tag.
• Make an Easter charcuterie board. Add the bunnies, birds nest cookies, Oreo chicks, Cadbury chocolate chip cookies, and your favorite holiday candies to an egg-shaped board.

Tips and Tricks

• If the dough is too crumbly, add a bit more peanut butter. If it is too sticky, add more powdered sugar until it resembles a dough. You should be able to roll the dough without it sticking to your hands or falling apart.
• Refrigerate the peanut butter candies for at least 30 minutes or longer. Only remove a few at a time to dip because they get soft. They stay on the toothpicks better when they are cold. Do NOT freeze them because the frozen ball and the warm chocolate react and cause cracks in the chocolate.
• Warm chocolate coats the truffles best. Keep the chocolate in microwave-safe bowls and reheat it for 20 seconds at a time when it starts to cool.
• When adding the faces, use plastic gloves to prevent fingerprints and melting.
• When drawing the whiskers, place a small chocolate drip from the toothpick where you want to begin, then let it fall into place like a tip on an icing bag.
• You can also use the filling in a plastic bunny candy mold. This one reminds me of the little chocolate bunnies my mom would make when I was little.

FAQs 

More Easy Easter Treats

• Easter Bark
• Coconut Easter Eggs
• Easter Rice Krispie Treats
• Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies
• Cadbury Chocolate Chip Cookies

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This post was first published in April 2011. It was updated and then republished in March 2024.

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