Peanut Butter Vegan Easter Eggs
Peanut Butter Vegan Easter Eggs are the perfect Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe. We make these peanut butter eggs every year and my entire family looks forward to it. It has become a yearly tradition. These simple gluten and dairy free treats are made with a handful of ingredients that you likely already gave on-hand.
Peanut Butter Vegan Easter Eggs
With Easter here I wanted to make a treat for my family. Everyone in this home loves peanut butter and chocolate. Finding a healthy homemade peanut butter eggs is an impossible task, so I decided to make my own peanut butter vegan easter eggs.
We try not to go crazy with candy, but there always has to be a few treats in the Easter basket.
Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe
It is easy to make these peanut butter eggs as allergen friendly as you need them to be. You can use sunbutter, almond, or cashew in place of the peanut butter.
If you need these to be dairy free, then you will also need a chocolate chip that doesn’t contain dairy. Enjoy Life
makes chocolate chips that are top 8 allergen free and that is what I used. I also love that they are soy free and made with clean ingredients.
Gluten Free and Dairy Free Peanut Butter Eggs
I love how fast these can be made. They do need to be stored in the fridge though and if it is hot out make sure they stay cool. No one likes a melted and sad looking PB egg.
You will also need a Silicone Easter Eggs Mold
for these. I tried putting buttercream frosting in the mold before pouring the chocolate and it was a waste of time.
Ingredients for these Peanut Butter Vegan Easter Eggs
- Vegan Chocolate Chips
- Coconut Oil
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
The kids saw me making these and wanted in on the action. They helped with melting the chocolate and stirring the peanut butter mixture.
How to make these vegan peanut butter easter eggs…
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second intervals, stirring well in-between. It should only take 2-3 intervals.
Place the mold in the freezer for about 15 minutes to let the chocolate set.
Modestly spoon the melted chocolate into the egg mold and use the spoon to spread it evenly. You do not want too much chocolate, just coat it well. You can also tilt the mold side to side to coat the egg shape even better.
Place the mold in the freezer for about 15 minutes to let the chocolate set.
To make the peanut butter mixture melt the coconut oil and then in a bowl add the oil, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Using a fork, blend it well until the sugar is evenly mixed into the peanut butter.
Once the chocolate is set generously spoon the peanut butter mixture into the egg mold. Fill it to the top and spread to top to make it even.
Spoon more chocolate onto the top of the peanut butter and spread it to evenly coat the top of the peanut butter mixture.
Place back in the freezer for 30 minutes and then store in the fridge until you are ready to serve them. Must be stored in the fridge.
Tips for Success:
- If you want to decorate the outside, do so after they are set. I used a small paint brush to brush on the frosting and then poured matching sprinkles on it.
- Just use enough chocolate to cover the bottom of the eggs. You can do this by spreading it evenly with a spoon, or picking up the mold and tilting it to coat it. After you coat the entire egg part of the mold, place it in the freezer and allow it to harden. This takes about 15 minutes. While that is setting you can mix together the peanut butter mixture.
- To make this authentic like the store bought eggs, you want to fill it up generously with peanut butter. Basically to the top. You can then spoon another light layer of chocolate over the top and use the spoon to spread it evenly. They need to sit for about 30 minutes in the freezer before you can transfer them to the fridge until you are ready to eat them.
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You will love these as much as we do. You can make them in regular cupcake molds too. I highly recommend making these in a Silicone Easter Eggs Mold or Reusable Silicone Baking Cup
. I have tried it with paper liners and they are hard to peel. They literally pop out of the Silicone molds with ease. Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Eggs Recipe
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Ingredients
Chocolate Shell
- 2 Cups Chocolate Chips I used Enjoy Life
- 1 TBSP. Coconut Oil
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 1/2 TBSP. Coconut Oil
- 1 1/2 Cups Peanut Butter
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
Chocolate Shell
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second intervals, stirring well in-between. It should only take 2-3 intervals.
Peanut Butter Filling
- Melt the coconut oil and then in a bowl add the oil, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Using a fork, blend it well until the sugar is evenly mixed into the peanut butter.
To make the eggs
- Modestly spoon the melted chocolate into the egg mold and use the spoon to spread it evenly. You do not want too much chocolate, just coat it well. You can also tilt the mold side to side to coat the egg shape even better.
- Place the mold in the freezer for about 15 minutes to let the chocolate set.
- Once the chocolate is set generously spoon the peanut butter mixture into the egg mold. Fill it to the top and spread to top to make it even.
- Spoon more chocolate onto the top of the peanut butter and spread it to evenly coat the top of the peanut butter mixture.
- Place back in the freezer for 30 minutes and then store in the fridge until you are ready to serve them. Must be stored in the fridge.
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These look delicious! My husband loves a good peanut butter egg, I bet he’d love homemade ones
They are so much better than the store bought ones. I hope you give them a try!!