Kittencal's Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, sifted (the sugar must be sifted)
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 4 1⁄2 tablespoons soft salted butter (if using unsalted add in a pinch of salt)
- 1 tablespoon milk (may need a little more)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄3 cup crispy rice cereal (semi-crushed, such as Rice Krispies cereal) (optional)
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GLAZE
- 10 (1 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (can use milk chocolate wafers)
- 1 tablespoon shortening
directions
- In a mixing bowl beat the sugar with peanut butter, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth and well combined (if needed adding in a little more milk if the mixture is dry).
- Mix in the cereal at this point if using.
- Shape into desired size egg shaped balls.
- Freeze for 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
- While eggs are freezing chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a microwave-safe bowl with the shortening; microwave until melted removing a few times to stir and combine.
- Dip each egg into the melted chocolate allowing excess to drip off.
- Place onto a piece of greased wax paper.
- Refrigerate until cool.
- Decorate the eggs as desired with different colored icings drizzled over the top.
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