Nothing like this yummy treat for Easter ! I made these this morning .. they were so flavour full and a fun treat for anyone :)

I made a bunch of these for our family easter egg hunt for easter, the kids love my baked goods always. They are pretty cheap to make, and if you can get to michaels when they have there melting chocolate on sale its worth it. I buy all my melting chocolates at the bulk barn cause I use so much its cheaper to buy it that way. I cannot wait till it opens in okotoks, as going to calgary NE is pretty far to go.

Enjoy !

Peanut Butter Chocolate Easter Eggs

A fun dessert the kids will love to help make and the adults will love to eat.

Serves: 20
Cook Time: 0

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 1/2 packages (18 ounces) dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1/2 bag (6 ounces) white chocolate chips (optional)
• Food coloring of your choice (optional)
• Coconut (optional)

Steps

In the bowl of a standing mixer, combine peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Reduce the speed to low and add the crispy rice cereal just until combined. Cover and place the bowl in the refrigerator for about an hour (do not skip this step).

Line a baking tray with wax paper. Remove the bowl from the refrigerator. Shape mixture into egg shapes and place on the wax lined baking tray. Recipe makes approximately 20 eggs. Place baking tray in the freezer for a minimum of 30 minutes.

While eggs are freezing, use a double boiler and melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat. Remove eggs from the freezer and using toothpicks, dip eggs in melted chocolate. Place back on wax lined baking tray. (At this point, you can sprinkle the eggs with coconut if you like.) Once all eggs are covered in chocolate, place tray in refrigerator to cool. While eggs are cooling, use a zip top plastic bag to melt the white chocolate and any food coloring in the microwave. Microwave for 10 seconds at a time, massaging the food coloring into the chocolate until completely melted. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator and allow to sit a minute. Snip the ends of the zip top bag and drizzle the colored white chocolate over the cooled eggs to decorate. To serve, line a plate with coconut and place the eggs on top.