Homemade Reese's Eggs are the best Easter treat for peanut butter lovers. These easy copycat chocolate peanut butter eggs are decorated with Reese's Pieces and chocolate sprinkles. Watch everyone smile when they find them in their baskets on Easter morning.
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Our kids love these peanut butter balls, so every year I turn them into peanut butter eggs with their names on them. It is something that I have been making for them since they were little.
For the past few years I have been making a new Easter egg version too. So far, I have made Nutella eggs, coconut cream eggs, and these cookie butter eggs.
Why Make These Peanut Butter Eggs
- Easy No Bake Recipe - No baking or hot ovens needed to make a batch of these eggs.
- Kid Friendly - Kids of all ages will go nuts when they find these sweet treats in their basket.
- Awesome Flavor - The center is made with a creamy sweet peanut butter filling and then dipped in a rich dark chocolate coating.
Main Ingredients
You can make a batch of these peanut butter eggs with just a few simple ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen right now.
- Butter - Take the butter out ahead of time, so it is soft when you mix it.
- Reese's Peanut Butter - This creamy peanut butter gives it the true Reese's taste. You can use any peanut butter you have though.
- Marshmallow Cream - Adds a fluffy texture to these homemade Reese's eggs.
- Vanilla & Salt - Adds flavor and balances the sweetness.
- Powdered Sugar - Thickens and sweetens the peanut butter filling.
- Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers - I like to use the Ghirardelli melting wafers because they melt so well and taste amazing.
- Reese's Pieces & Chocolate Sprinkles - Used to decorate the tops of the peanut butter eggs
How to Make Reese's Eggs
A batch of these Reese's peanut butter eggs are so easy to make at home. They are seriously one of the easiest and tastiest Easter copycat recipes.
- Mix together the butter, peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, and vanilla extract until nice and creamy.
- Slowly beat in the powdered sugar until a soft dough forms.
- Roll this dough into 12 even balls. Press each ball flat with the palm of your hand and then gently shape into an egg shape with your fingers.
- Place the homemade peanut butter eggs on a wax paper lined tray and place in the refrigerator for 45-60 minutes.
- Melt the bag of chocolate melting wafers according to the package directions. Drop one peanut butter egg at a time into the melted chocolate and cover it using a spoon.
- Use a fork to lift the peanut butter egg out of the chocolate. Gently tap the edge of the bowl to remove some of the excess chocolate.
- Place the Reese's cream eggs on a sheet of wax or parchment paper and let set.
How to Decorate
Decorating these peanut butter Easter eggs is so much fun. You can use any candy or sprinkles to decorate the tops of the chocolate eggs.
- Reheat the remaining chocolate in the bowl.
- Use a toothpick to place dots of melted chocolate where you want the candies to be. Press the candies in place. You can also place the melted chocolate in a small ziplock bag, cut a tip off, and drizzle it on too. Let them set up.
- Dip the ends of the eggs in the rest of the melted chocolate and add sprinkles. You can use chocolate jimmies, but an orange sanding sugar would look nice too.
Variations
- Dip the eggs in melted white chocolate for some color variety.
- Use orange sanding sugar to add a pop of color to the eggs.
FAQ
If you are making the filling into eggs, it will make 12 eggs. You can also roll it into 36 small balls and dip them in the chocolate to make smaller truffles.
This recipe is easy to make ahead of time. They will keep for up to a week if kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator. The only thing you may notice is a little bit of discoloration on the Reese's Pieces when they start to come to room temperature.
The peanut butter eggs will keep in a container on the counter for 1-2 days. If you have leftover Reese's eggs longer than that, store them in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Yes, you can freeze these Reese's eggs. Wrap the chocolate peanut butter eggs tightly in wax paper and place in a freezer safe bag or container. They will keep for 1-2 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge.
More Easter Desserts
- Oreo Bunny Pops
- Easter Fudge
- Easter Egg Marshmallow Truffles
- Eclair Cake (parfaits topped with Peeps)
- Oreo Chicks
- Carrot Cake Bars
- Coconut Bundt Cake
- Bunny Cupcakes
- Easy Pineapple Cake
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Recipe
Homemade Reese's Eggs
Homemade Reese's Eggs are the best Easter treat for peanut butter lovers. These easy homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs are decorated with Reese's Pieces and chocolate sprinkles. Watch everyone smile when they find them in their baskets on Easter morning.
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup Reese's peanut butter
- ¼ cup marshmallow cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 - 10 ounce bag chocolate melting wafers (1 ½ cups)
- mini Reese's Pieces
- chocolate jimmies
Instructions
- Beat the butter, spread, marshmallow, and vanilla until creamy.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar until a dough forms.
- Roll the filling into 12 even balls. Press flat with the palm of your hand and shape into an egg shape. Refrigerate 45-60 minutes or freeze for 30 minutes.
- Melt the chocolate wafers according to the package directions. Place one peanut butter egg into the chocolate at a time and use a spoon to cover the entire egg. Keep the remaining eggs in the refrigerator to keep them cold.
- Use a fork to lift the egg out and tap the excess chocolate off. Place on a sheet of wax paper and let set.
- Repeat for each egg, reheating the chocolate if needed.
- After all the eggs have been dipped, reheat the chocolate and use a toothpick to add dots of chocolate to the top of the eggs and place the Reese's Pieces in place. Let set.
- Dip the ends of each egg in chocolate and sprinkle with jimmies or colored sugars. Let set. Store in a sealed container.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 356Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 97mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 1gSugar: 39gProtein: 4g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Reese's Cream Eggs was first published on March 2016. The post has been updated and republished on April 2019.
Taylor
These are my favorite treat for Easter! Yummy!
Jennifer
OMG these are sooooooo cute! My kids love them too! (I mean who wouldn't!)
Kristyn
Yum!! These are seriously the best! I love the added sprinkles & reese's on top!
Becky Hardin
These are going to be my new favorite!!! Nothing better then Reeses cream eggs!!!
Pam Dana
I tried these a month early, because I thought they'd be harder to make. But, they really weren't! My first batch came out great! THANKS! Can't wait to make them again closer to Easter!
Jocelyn
Yay! I am so excited and glad you tried them and loved them. These eggs look so fancy and pretty, but they really are so easy to make!!!
dianne
These are darling! Can you tell me what size these are --approximate is fine? I really can't tell from the pics. Thanks!
Jocelyn
I think they are about the size of the peanut butter cup eggs you can buy in the store...maybe slightly bigger. You can honestly make them whatever size you want. I actually divide the mixture into three balls that I shape into an egg and then put my kid's names on them for Easter morning.
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures
I wish it were Easter again so I could make these yummy treats!
Cakespy
What a happy and sweet easter treat!!
Mir
I love chocolate egg season. I mean, it's cute and delicious together. What could be bad? And you've blinged out your eggs so awesomely. These look incredible. And using the Reese's spread is genius!
Heather @Boston Girl Bakes
Oh these are just too adorable! And yes Easter Baskets in college are a total must 🙂
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
I wish I had an Easter basket full of these eggs!
tanya
My son loves cream eggs! I bet he would be so excited to help make his own! Great recipe.
Lucy @ Globe Scoffers
Wow these are amazing! What a great idea I can't wait to see what they taste like. ?
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T
These look PERFECT!!! Sharing. 🙂
aimee @ like mother like daughter
These sound incredible!! I love everything Reeses and I agree with you, that Reeses spread is irresistible, and dangerous with a spoon! I cant wait to try these!
Joanne
I love these Reese's eggs! They would not last in my house, either.
kentuckylady717@hotmail.com
Wow ! these look beautiful.....you do good work....but I have a question....in the instructions, #3 says place on an egg and let set ??? Can you explain this ? I may be missing something .....I wish you had done a video making these.....love videos of cooking.....
Thanks, kylady717 🙂
Jocelyn
Whoops! That's a typo...thanks for catching it and letting me know. It should be place on a sheet of wax paper and set. Right now I'm busy with a huge project, so I don't have time to do videos. Maybe later some time I can start doing them.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
These cream eggs look amazing! Love the marshmallow creme in there 🙂
Maureen Blackburn
I think it was last year we were so happy to have gotten a cute container of your nutella cream eggs, and they were just heavenly, so I am confident that these Reeses cream eggs will be just as good. I am just amazed at how perfect you form the eggs, and the even coating of chocolate on each one. Not sure I will ever make that happen, but WILL be trying. Absolutely love your holiday creativity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Oh my gosh these are so fun and cute. And that REESE'S spread is the best!!!