Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
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Vegan chocolate peanut butter candy eggs make a delicious treat for those looking for a plant-based recipe of a classic Easter treat. We’re all into these Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs for the upcoming Easter Holiday!
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Why You’ll Love These Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
Make sure you make a batch of these peanuttery eggs, (yes…peanuttery is a word) because these vegan candy eggs are way better and healthier than Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs and they’re homemade! Plus, if you like peanut butter cups or Reese’s peanut butter eggs, you’ll love these!
- Easy to create! The hardest part is waiting for them to chill to dip into the chocolate and then letting the chocolate set.
- They also provide a healthy alternative to traditional chocolate eggs since they are free of dairy and refined sugar.
- Not only can they be a fun activity for the whole family, but they are also an incredible option for gifting or adding to those sweet little Easter baskets! Kids love them!
- The vegan chocolate peanut butter egg is an egg-cellent Easter treat.
- Its easy preparation, health benefits, and our favorite combo of chocolate and peanut butter flavors make it sure to be a beloved tradition for years to come!
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your ingredients and let’s get cracking! “The best way to spread Easter cheer is to make vegan chocolate peanut butter eggs for all to share!”
Ingredients You Need for Vegan Candy Eggs
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe
- vegan butter, softened
- creamy peanut butter or nut butter of choice vegan
- organic powdered sugar vegan (like Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Powdered Sugar or Zulka)
- salt
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shell Recipe
- dairy-free or vegan chocolate chips or chocolate bar of choice, dark chocolate, semi-sweet, milk chocolate or white chocolate
- peanut butter
Want Gluten-free? Feel free to use this Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars if you want to substitute the powdered sugar with an almond flour mixture or coconut flour to make bars or eggs. It’s very good. Just use the peanut butter filling part of the recipe for this one.
Instructions How to Shape and Dip
- Unless you have an egg mold, the trick to shape these Vegan chocolate peanut butter eggs are to use a small or medium sized cookie scoop. Place parchment paper on a plate or a line baking sheet to place the scoops onto.
- Mold the peanut butter filling to resemble an egg shape the best you can, with your fingers, or leave them as scoops for peanut butter truffles.
- Freeze the eggs for up to 30 minutes.
- While the eggs are freezing get the peanut butter chocolate shell ready. About 10 minutes before you plan to take the eggs out of the freezer, measure out the peanut butter and chocolate chips and place them into a microwaveable dish. Melt chocolate in 30 second increments until melted, stirring after each 30 second increment. Don’t over microwave, it should melt within 1 to 2 minutes at most.
- Drop eggs one a time into the chocolate peanut butter shell sauce with a spoon or fork, by flipping the egg to cover it in chocolate, then shake off the excess chocolate the best you can. Try to slide it off the spoon or fork onto the parchment paper. Using a spoon, pour some chocolate on top of the egg and swirl it around to cover any places as needed.. Add sprinkles or decorate as you wish.
- Let the chocolate on the eggs set up by placing them in the fridge for 15 minutes. Leave in the fridge, or at room temperature covered and sealed.
Storage For Your Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs
- While you can store these peanut butter eggs at room temperature, it’s better to store them in the fridge or freezer in a sealed airtight container.
- If freezing, let them thaw about 15 minutes to bring to room temperature before enjoying.
More Variations
- Add some sea salt on top of your homemade peanut butter eggs! Who doesn’t love sweet and salty! You can also add some chopped roasted peanuts on top as well!
- Want some added texture to your peanut butter mixture? Toss in some puffed quinoa, a rice krispie type cereal, graham cracker crumbles or some chopped nuts!
- We used peanut butter, but feel free to use any kind of nut butter like crunchy peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, almond butter or cashew butter!
- Use sprinkles, any excess chocolate drizzles, or colorful confectionery coating that’s dairy-free chocolate! White chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate all work well when it comes to dipping these eggs.
These vegan chocolate peanut butter eggs offer an egg-straordinary treat for the Easter holiday Whether you’re looking to create a tasty Easter treat or just to spread some Easter cheer, this vegan delight is sure to be enjoyed by all ages.
Easter is such a fun celebration, so putting a personal touch on these vegan candy eggs would be extra, amazingly special if you added them in some really cute Easter baskets, boxes or tins. Plus they have the ingredients you want and have most likely.
Consider also adding these super cute dark chocolate (vegan) bunnies, along with these vegan jelly beans!
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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
Ingredients
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
- 3 tablespoons vegan butter softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter or nut butter of choice
- 1 cup organic powdered sugar vegan (like Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Powdered Sugar or Zulka)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shell
- 1 2/3 cups dairy-free chocolate chips of choice
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Instructions
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
- In a small mixing bowl, mix softened butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar and salt.
- The trick to shape these are to take a small or medium sized cookie scoop to scoop the peanut butter dough and place the scoops onto parchment paper, placed on a plate or baking tray, just like you would for cookies. If you don't have a cookie scoop, you can just roll balls with your fingers.
- Mold the peanut butter filling to resemble eggs the best you can, with your fingers, or leave them as scoops for peanut butter truffles.
- Freeze the eggs for up to 30 minutes.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shell
- While the eggs are freezing, get the peanut butter chocolate shell ready. Measure out the peanut butter and chocolate chips and place them in a microwaveable dish for about 10 minutes before you take the eggs out of freezer, to give it time to cool down. Melt chocolate in 30 second increments until melted, stirring each 30 second increment. Don't over microwave, should melt within 1 to 2 minutes at most.
- Drop eggs one a time into the chocolate peanut butter shell sauce with a spoon or fork, by flipping egg to cover it in chocolate, then shake off the excess chocolate the best you can. Try to slide it off the spoon or fork onto the parchment paper. Using a spoon, pour some chocolate on top of egg and swirl it around and cover any places as needed.. Add sprinkles or decorate as you wish.
- Let chocolate on eggs set up by placing in fridge for 10 minutes. Leave in fridge, or at room temperature covered and sealed.
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