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Chocolate Peanut Butter BonBons

March 29, 2020 by Judith Hanneman

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Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.

Just in time for Easter. These egg-shaped peanut butter bonbons are awesome and easy. An easy candy to make with kids!

Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.

Great Treat For Easter: Candy To Make With Kids

With Easter just around the corner everyone’s mind turns to candy eggs.

This Easter is likely to be like no Easter before with everyone self-sheltering due to this world-wide illness. But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate–either by yourself or if you’re all hunkered down in the same house.

If you have kiddos, this is a great project to do with them for the holiday. Who knows? It even may become a brand-new tradition from here on. With schools shut and most parents doing remote lessons with the kids or home schooling even, this just might fit into one of those “necessary life skills” classes.

Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.

More Than Deviled Eggs

Ok, so you’re thinking, “What do deviled eggs have to do with this.”

A deviled egg plate just happens to be the perfect way to shape these chocolate peanut butter bonbons. You just press the peanut butter filing in, chill and voila–an egg shape.

I will admit it’s a bit of a trick to get them out because they form a sort of vacuum between the plate and the peanut butter mixture. All you have to do is break the “seal.” I do this by using a small paring knife.

Now, if you don’t want to bother with any fancy shape, you can just form the filling into balls about the size of a walnut and take it from there. And if you’re doing these with the kiddos, that would definitely be the way I’d go–for several reasons! Let’s just say everyone can say they helped and leave it at that 🙂

Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.

Chocolate Coating

Any chocolate you have on hand will be good for this.

I had some dark chocolate morsels and used those. If you have a bar of semi-sweet baking chocolate, that’s good too. White chocolate? That’ll do, although it wouldn’t be my first choice–and I love white chocolate. In this unprecedented time, use what you have. It’ll be good.

The Recipe

 

Just in time for Easter. Dark chocolate covered peanut butter bonbons. Easy to make too.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bonbons

Even better than Reese’s because they’re creamy and made with super-dark chocolate!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Chill Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: candy, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy to make with kids, easy homemade Easter candy, homemade peanut butter cups
Servings: 12
Calories: 595kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 16 oz confectioner’s sugar 1 small bag
  • 2 1/2 cups dark chocolate morsels
  • 2 tbs coconut oil or shortening
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Stir in coconut if desired. Form golf-ball sized portions into egg shapes or balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill for 30 minutes.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil/shortening: stir until smooth. Dip in melted chocolate until coated; place on waxed paper to harden
  • You can leave them plain or sprinkle with colored non pareils or sprinkles

Nutrition

Serving: 1candy egg | Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 390mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 363IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 1mg
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