Peanut Butter Eggs II

20 Reviews

Prep: 1 hr 35 min
Ready In: 1 hr 35 min

“I make these wonderful chocolate covered peanut butter candies in the shape of eggs at Christmas time. ” - by Laura

Ingredients

2 cups creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup butter
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

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Original recipe yields 20 eggs

Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and butter. Stir in confectioners' sugar and crisp rice cereal until a dough is formed. Place this mixture in the refrigerator for about an hour to allow it to cool until it is easier to work with. Shape mixture into egg shapes and freeze for 20 minutes.
Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler over low heat. When melted, dip egg shapes in chocolate. Place on waxed paper and allow to cool.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (20 total)

Calories
402 cal
20%

Fat
26.3 g
40%

Carbs
40.2 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jennifer : )

Feb. 27, 2007

"Turned out GREAT! I even used crunchy peanut butter too. I also decorated the eggs with colored white chocolate on top of the chocolate coating. I used a dipped spoon and swirled the coloring back and..." See more forth. They looked great too!"

JWINTY

Apr. 18, 2006

"I made these for Easter and they were a big hit! I used only 3 cups of powdered sugar and the eggs were plenty sweet. I also added more rice krispies so that the eggs were crunchier. I wound up run..." See morening out of chocolate and probably used 1 1/2 bags of choc chips total. Good recipe, but time consuming."

Anastasia

Feb. 7, 2004

"These eggs were fund to make. Fairly easy (a bit messy) to prepare. I will try using milk chocolate chips the next time. Rolling them in coconut would be a fun addition...." See more"

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