Peanut Butter Eggs
Simple, vegan, gluten-free peanut butter eggs with just 5 ingredients and ALL the taste of the original.
Foto: Minimalist Baker — Minimalist BakerIngredients
- 2 pitted dates ((medjool or deglet noor))
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 1 cup roasted salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup roasted, salted natural peanut butter ((creamy is best, but crunchy is fine, too))
- 1 cup dairy-free semisweet or dark chocolate
Steps
Add dates to a food processor and process until only small bits remain. Next add almonds and peanuts to the food processor and mix until they turn to meal – a few small chunks are OK.
Next add peanut butter in 1 Tbsp at a time (8 Tbsp total as original recipe is written) until the mixture forms a loose dough. If it seems too wet to handle, add more peanuts. If it seems too dry, add more peanut butter. Refrigerate for 5 minutes so it's easier to shape.
Scoop out large rounds of dough - heaping 1 Tbsp - and form into an "egg" shape. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and pop in the freezer to harden for about 20 minutes.
In the meantime, melt your dark chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave in 30 second increments. Then work in small batches to coat the "eggs." Take just 1 egg out of the freezer at a time for dipping - otherwise they'll get too soft to dip well.
To dip, drop eggs one at a time into the chocolate, flip once, pick up with a fork and gently tap on the rim of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. A little excess is OK. Place back on the parchment-lined baking sheet and pop back in the freezer to set.
Repeat until all eggs are dipped, re-warming chocolate as needed.
For optimum freshness, store eggs in an air-tight container in the freezer or fridge until serving.
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