Homemade Reese's Hearts
These Homemade Reese's Hearts are so easy to make and taste even better than the store bought!
Servings: 12 hearts
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup salted butter room temperature
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- pinch of kosher salt
- 10 oz milk chocolate melting wafers or almond bark
Instructions
- Line 8 x 8 inch dish with parchment paper but leave some overhang on the sides of the paper to be able to pull out.
- In a stand mixer, or using a hand held mixer, beat all of the ingredients aside from the chocolate until smooth. Press into the prepared pan and freeze for 1 hour.
- Line a small baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. When the mixture is firm, cut out hearts using a small cookie cutter and set on prepared baking sheet. Once you finish cutting you can press the leftovers flat and cut out additional hearts. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or until firm.
- In a medium heat proof bowl melt the chocolate wafers. Allow to cool for 5 minutes so the chocolate isn't hot.
- Use a fork to dip each heart into the melted chocolate and cover completely. Gently tap the fork to drip of the excess of chocolate. (The peanut butter mixture softens really fast at the room temperature so move quickly, or only pull out a few hearts at a time. Place chocolate covered hearts on the parchment paper lined tray. Allow the chocolate to harden and serve!