These chocolate peanut butter keto Easter eggs are absolutely scrumptious and a breeze to make! Think five ingredients and just 1g net carb a pop.
Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
i.e. Fat Bombs!
Easter season in full swing, and chocolate eggs in all shapes and forms are hitting the shelves. So I thought we’d whip up my favorite Easter candies as scrumptious keto fat bomb treats!
With just five simple ingredients, these guys are proof that easy and simple need not be boring.
The Peanut Butter
While I generally favor homemade nut butters, these keto peanut butter eggs are an exception as you really want that creamy smooth texture.
My suggestion is that you go for an unsweetened and salted variety (I really like the 365 brand from Whole Foods).
Whatever peanut butter you decide, just be sure it’s runny at room temperature (i.e. that its natural). You see, the ‘always solid’ varieties have generally had some of the natural fat drained or have added emulsifiers.
The Butter 🌾🐄
You are eating the butter raw, so going organic and grass-fed really is a must here. Because, aside from the taste being 1,34049 times better, grass-fed butter has a completely different nutritional profile to regular butter.
It is loaded with Vitamin-K2 (which de-calcifies your arteries), anti-inflammatory fatty acid called butyrate, among many other perks. So if you have to choose just one product to splurge on, this is it.
And if dairy free, taste will be different but coconut butter will also work the charm.
The Sweetener
You can pretty much use whatever sweetener floats your boat. But it must be powdered. I’ve tested them with Lakanto Golden, xylitol (non-corn though to avoid tummy troubles!) and allulose (just be sure to add 30% more as it’s less sweet!).
So get your blender out, make sure it’s completely dry, and process your sweetener of choice until powdered. Just make sure you wait a few moments for the dust to settle before opening the blender or food processor.
Or you can always grab a bag of Powdered Lakanto (just keep in mind its twice as sweet…. or even go for pure monkfruit extract (love Lakanto’s!) or stevia!
And if using xylitol, make sure to be careful if you have a pup around the house, as it’s highly toxic to the little guys! 🐕
Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto Easter Eggs
Ingredients
For the keto peanut butter filling
- 57 g unsalted grass-fed butter or coconut butter, at room temperature
- 14 g coconut oil or more butter*
- 1/2 - 1 cup powdered erythritol allulose or xylitol, to taste (I use 1/2 cup)**
- 266 g unsweetened, salted peanut butter at room temperature
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to taste (we use 1/2 tsp)
For the chocolate coating
- 1 cup dark chocolate such as Lily's
- 2-3 teaspoons coconut oil as needed
Special equipment
Instructions
- See recipe video for guidance!
- Add the butter and coconut oil (or more butter) to a large bowl. Cream the mixture with an electric mixer until evenly combined and super smooth. Add the lesser amount of sweetener to start and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Add in the peanut butter and mix until just combined. Check for sweetness and salt, keeping in mind that the store-bought version is on the salty side.
- Spoon into moulds (or ice tray!) and freeze until hardened.
- Melt 3/4 of the chocolate in a water bath stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 of the remaining chocolate until incorporated. Feel free to add a touch of coconut oil to thin it out (how much really depends on which brand of chocolate you use). Immediately dip the peanut butter fat bombs until evenly coated. Transfer to a parchment paper lined tray and refrigerate until set.
- Keep refrigerated for about a week or frozen for a month.
These were absolutely delicious! I made the recipe exactly as is. I didn’t have an egg mold so I used a mini cupcake mold which made 23. My family didn’t know they were keto. Thanks for sharing.
Step 1 references the recipe video but I don’t see one on this page. Am I missing something?
Any chance you’re running an ad blocker Denise? 😉
Hey fellow ketonians,
Dollarama in US and Canada sell ice cube trays with silicone (pop up) bottoms.
So very economical, only $1.25 each. There are two shapes. Rectangular and round.
Plus recently, in Toronto, I found a new variety of Kraft Peanut Butter that is all natural and only peanuts that is salted. Look for the jar with the light blue lid. It is so delucious… Tastes like freshly roasted salted peanuts! Very seductive!
Good luck to all during quarantine and Happy Easter!
Gladys,
Toronto, Canada
I make these every week and they are probably one of the reasons I’ve stuck with Keto is that I eat 2-4 of these every day lol. That said, how can I make these so that it can keep the texture as if it were in the fridge? Once they are out of the fridge, it takes minutes before the peanut butter becomes gooey. Can’t ever take them anywhere because they have to be refrigerated to keep the texture.
Another excellent recipe! I doubled it to have lots. Used ice cube trays. Sprinkled a tiny bit of salt of the top and wow! Just like Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. Delicious! Thanks you!
Hi Paola, I just wanted to say that you are absolutely amazing at what you do!!! I use your recipes ALL the time and they are ALL AMAZING! Keto baking is extremely difficult and yet you have mastered it! I have made lots of your cookie recipes and your reese’s peanut butter Easter eggs and I have not been let down yet! Thanks so much for your recipes and the time you take to give all the specifics! I will definitely continue to use your website!
Hi Paola,
I’m looking forward to making these. That said, I could swear you also had a recipe for regular chocolate butter cream eggs (not p.b.) or am I dreaming? Are you familiar with Laura Secord’s butter cream eggs?
Hi there! I made the filling last night, poured into the egg molds and kept them in the freezer until today when I dipped them in chocolate. They taste absolutely delicious but they do not look as pretty as yours. They were melting on the parchment once I popped them out of the mold and in the chocolate now they don’t even look like eggs! Any advice?
Just want to let you know that I bought the silicon mold you have linked—it’s huge! I only made 11 eggs with this recipe. The taste is fabulous! I really appreciate all of your recipes.
Made these (with even less sweetener) and they are fabulous.
My molds are very pliable, so I need to place them on a firmer sheet (for transport to the freezer).
I poured the prepared chocolate dip into a squirt (decorating) bottle.
Squirted about 1 tsp of the chocolate mix into each mold, then popped about 2 tsp of the peanut butter mixture in, then barely squirted chocolate on top.
Froze them and they pop right out.
I also froze some of the peanut butter mixture, without the chocolate. They are great too. A definitely SAVE THIS RECIPE!
Can you use cashew butter or almond butter instead of peanut butter? Thank you!
Def! Or hazelnut too!
These are great! I struggle with chocolate (I’ve seized a lot in my time trying to melt it) so I didn’t quite let it get hot enough. But I added half a tablespoon of butter after mixing in the rest of the chocolate which got it smoother. My chocolate layer is thicker than pictured but it still tastes good!
I did find myself yelling “she’s a chocolate wizard!” While watching how easily the eggs were dipped in the recipe video. But even a not at all chocolate wizard succeeded here.
HI Paola, LOVE your site, recipes and tips and tricks. Thank you so much for taking the time to make your recipes PERFECTION and for helping us with converted recipes for low carbers.
I bought some powdered peanut butter called “PB &ME”. It came in a 7.05oz jar which I wanted just in case. You can use it like reg peanut butter but you just add water to get the right consistency. The only ingredients are peanuts. Net Carb =2g per Tblspn. 1g sugars. Since I don’t use peanut butter much I am going to try your recipe with this but cut it in half to see how the powder works. Again thank you for all you do for us 🙂
SO awesome to hear Leslie! Regarding your peanut butter powder, in all honesty I’ve never tried… but if you’re able to make some peanut butter out of it I don’t see why not?
That peanut butter powder is defatted, like peanut flour. You may need to add more fat to get the filling consistency you want.
I did make chocolate peanut butter eggs a year or two ago with a filling recipe using peanut flour. But it also included oily natural peanut butter!
Hi Ann, I tried the powder and you don’t need to add anything but the water which will make the consistency you want. It is very similar to home made peanut butter. There is no sugar in it so the taste is VERY similar to home made. I suppose you could use oil in it but saw no need too. There is another brand I am going to try also to see which one I like the best.
Instead of dipping in chocolate, how about painting or coating the molds first in chocolate, freezing (or refrigerate), then pouring in the PB mixture, freeze again, then painting chocolate on the “bottoms”. A little more involved, but not as messy.
Just a thought…
Love, love, LOVE, your recipes!
Def Jan! But for me the chocolate shells cracked somewhat when getting them out (you’d need to get hard chocolate molds rather than silicon ones) xo!!
I was wondering how this would turn out using hazelnut butter. I have made your “nutella” and absolutely love it. But I don’t get along well with peanuts….I love your web site, thank you for all your wonderful recipes.
Paola
Could you please tell me the amount per serving. It was not listed on the Nutrition Facts.
Thank You
Hi Kathy, If I may jump the gun, there are 24 servings. In all of Paolas recipes the servings are noted at the top of the recipe where the prep time and other info is posted. So for each serving which is one(1) there is one( 1 ) net carb. LOL so make sure you put them in the fridge before you try, and take only one out of the container 🙂 Hope this helps.
Helo Paola! You are brilliant, and the fact that you share so much for free is amazing – thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have one question – It’s very hard to get grass-fed butter in Canada (silly trade rules), but quite easy to get grass-fed Ghee. Do you think that would work for this?
Hi Paola,
I have the same question – can I use ghee butter?
Ghee is not an ingredient I work with often, but in all honesty I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
Hello Paola,
I have made this recipe twice. The first time I had some trouble with the chocolate melting correctly. This time I followed your instructions to the letter and used a water bath to melt the chocolate. That worked. My additions to the chocolate was 1/4 teaspoon of Pyure and about 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil to made it a little creamer. I used ice trays both times. First time the filling got stuck and I had to pries them out. The second time I sprayed them with oil and they came out great! I used Pyure in the filling also. Only used 1/4 cup and 4 teaspoons.
Thanks SO much for this and other WONDERFUL recipes !!!
Hi Suzon! I’m sorry I missed your comment earlier but so happy you enjoyed these so much! And thanks for getting back in such detail and with great tips- super helpful to me and other readers! xo and it’s my absolute pleasure 😉
This is about the 10th recipe I’ve cooked from your site, and I must say you’ve got some seriously good taste buds going! I could swear I was eating Reese’s and even the kids agreed. Thank you for being so generous and sharing them with us. We cannot afford to buy all the keto cookbooks, and the one I did buy was such a disappointment after coming across your blog. You have something groundbreaking here, healthy recipes that actually taste good not just ‘healthy good’.
Thank you again for all your hard work and generosity Paola.
Definitely blushing here Claire! Thanks so much for your lovely comment, very happy to hear you’re enjoying the recipes so much! Xo and happy Easter!
Paola,
These came out AMAZING – the flavors are spot on. Just FYI for other readers, I used 1/2 cup of swerve and 1/2 tsp salt and it was perfectly sweet and savory, just like a Reese’s.
One thing – I had a bit of a time getting them chocolate dipped, so they aren’t pretty like yours. Any pointers for technique? I watched the video a couple of times but it didn’t go as smoothly as yours. The chocolate was pretty viscous and the pb started to melt a little.
Anyway, they are really, really delicious and so worth making. Thank you SO much for sharing this recipe for my favorite candy.
Warmest regards,
Linda
What is a serving size in grams?
Hi Stacey! In all honesty I didn’t measure, so I would suggest you add all the ingredients in grams (depending on how much sweetener you use) and divide by the number of eggs you make. xo!
I love peanut butter cups. These taste as good or better than the ones from the store. I used coconut butter, and it was so creamy.
Hi Rayan! I seem to have missed a bunch of your comments!! But so happy to see that you’re still enjoying the recipes so much 😉 xo and happy easter!
I really don’t understand how your recipes always come out MUUUUUUUUUCH better than others, even if they have the same ingredients. Maybe it was the salt and creaming the butter here, but these are by far the best Reese’s copycat recipe I’ve tried. Kuddos!
Lol I don’t know!! Magic?! 😜 So happy you enjoyed so much Paula xo!!
Can you shape them into balls or eggs if you dont have a mold? These sound just like the peanut butter balls (I’ve also heard them called buckeye balls but we completely cover them) my mother makes for Christmas. And keto? In time for Easter? Woo hoo
Hi Angela! Yeah sure, it’ll just depend on the texture of your peanut butter. If it’s solid-ish, just pop the mixture in the fridge until the butter is set again, scoop it out and shape as eggs (easiest done over parchment or a baking mat). I had just made homemade peanut butter, so mine was essentially liquid at room temp and I would’ve had to leave it in the fridge overnight to set. xo!
Love these!!! Made them last night and they are all gone. Used cupcake liners in muffin trays and then dipped half of them in ghiradelli chocolate chips because that’s all I had. The other half I left and was going to melt some more chocolate to dip them but they got eaten by the family before I could lol. My son asked me to make some more this morning and said I didn’t even need to dip them. I used a little over 1/2 cup powdered erythritol and will probably do 1/2 cup today. Thanks for the great recipes. My favorite part of your recipes is even if I wing it with what I have they always taste great. Mine never look as pretty as yours though (my donuts were hideous, but yummy). Thank you!
That’s awesome Becky! So happy you enjoyed and thanks so much for reporting back in such detail, always SUPER helpful to other readers 🙂 have a wonderful weekend xo!
Oh and p.s. my donuts also came out hideous the first time I tried them! 😜 Keto baking seems to require WAY more practice than traditional recipes
The one problem with these is that I literally cannot stop eating them! I added some extra flakey sea salt on top 🙂
Lol that’s awesome Stella so happy you enjoyed! xo!
Hi, I would love to try these but have a coconut allergy in addition to dairy allergy. Can i substitute olive oil in the recipe?
Hi Anna! Olive oil unfortunately won’t work here as it’ll alter the taste and make it runny. So your best bet is to just go for the peanut butter solo (unless you want to add something like palm shortening?)
Ummm so I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t had a Reese since I’ve been keto six months ago… but I can sweat that these taste JUST like the real deal! I did add a bit more sugar, I think about 2/3 cup to make them more Reese-like and they were divine! I just made the normal Reese’s cups in some silicon molds I have.
Lol that’s awesome! So happy you enjoyed them Jess!
In terms of the sugar, I think you to get them as sweet as actual Reese’s you need to go up to 1 cup (or even slightly higher!). Crazy how much your sweet tooth changes while doing keto though! xo
I LOVE how many recipes you guys crank out! I’m in love. Happy Easter!
That’s ALWAYS great to hear! So happy you’re enjoying Julie and happy Easter to you too! xo
I cannot believe how amazing you and your site are! I love this idea and need to make these. Do you happen to have a link to the moulds you’ve used?
Thanks!
-Linda
Hi Linda! I have included a link to similar silicon molds available on amazon (they have an even more pronounced egg shape than mine!). So happy you’re enjoying the recipes 🙂 xo!
Thank you so much, Paola! Apologies if I missed that the first time around.
It wasn’t there, put it there upon your request 😉 xo and good weekend!