peanut butter eggs

No… really they’re easy.

The flowers? Those are the ones I made with royal icing… remember I said they keep forever?!

(They finally came in handy!)

The ingredients? Chances are, you have them already in your pantry. I know you’re busy…I know you want to make a homemade treat, but you don’t want to turn on the oven or go to the store. I got ya covered. 🙂

It’s hitting the 90s where I am. The oven has been banned for a while. I suppose it needs a break after the holidays, anyway.

These treats contain one of my favorite ingredients: sweetened condensed milk. Man, have you ever tried that? It’s like sweet liquid vanilla creme. I am always looking for fun ways to use it…mainly so I can steal a spoon of it. (shhhh…)

This recipe calls for a half can. I better figure out what to do with that other half…. quick.

Another thing of bliss….butter. Man, butter is good, isn’t it?

Add to the liquids: peanut butter, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla… and you have the best peanut butter filling ever. It reminds me of the middle of Nutter Butters. Mmmm, and yes… I used to just eat the middle out when I was a kid. (shhh)

And, how I made my egg shapes. See, not that hard… you also can roll out a ball, and then make it egg shaped by pointing up one end…whichever you prefer.

I also did right with melting chocolate chips in a double boiler…

I melted 1 bag of dark chocolate chips, and added 1/2 c cream, that makes for ganache. Oh yes… there’s leftovers , too. I am already dreaming up how to use it. Macarons are beckoning me and my booty. 😉

I dipped these, but I didn’t go for the full dip. Why? I just wasn’t in the mood after my previous eggs

I thought they ended up looking like little eclairs. Especially with the little rose I added.

The little roses were laying around. Really. Remember when I took all my cake classes? Well, I practiced my flowers with royal icing… and when you allow royal icing to dry, it keeps forever. So… YAY! One less step. But, I know you may not have little flowers laying around, because chances are you’re not a icing flower nerd like me. So, if you don’t have any, you can top them with:

jelly beans

coconut

malt eggs

melted white chocolate

marshmallow peeps/bunnies

or banana & bacon bits. Come on, channel your inner Elvis for the last one. 😉

Recipe: peanut butter eggs

Ingredients

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
1 to 1 1/2 lbs powdered sugar
3 tbs smooth peanut butter
1 tsp salt
4 tbs butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 bag chocolate chips
1/2 c heavy cream

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the milk, butter, peanut butter salt and vanilla.
Add in the sugar, 1 lb at first, and adjust until a dough mass is formed.
Shape into egg shapes, set aside.
Melt chocolate chips and 1/4 c of the heavy cream- in a double boiler over medium heat.
Stir until mixture is smooth and glossy.
Dip eggs in chocolate
Store in fridge
Add leftover cream to remaining chocolate, and store in a covered bowl in the fridge for truffles, fillings,etc.