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Reese's Peanut Butter Trees
These Reese's Peanut Butter Trees are a fun Christmas dessert made with creamy peanut butter and dipped in melted milk chocolate. Similar to the Reese's Trees you can buy in the stores, but even better!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chill Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 24 trees
Calories: 389 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter salted, melted
- 2 cups peanut butter creamy
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or a combination of semi and milk chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp shortening
Instructions
- Line a 10×15-inch jelly roll or half-sheet pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Using a hand mixer, beat together melted butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy. Beat in powdered sugar.Press the peanut butter mixture into a sheet pan, spreading to about ½-inch thickness.Place sheet pan in the freezer until firm (about 10 minutes or so).
- Lift the parchment paper to remove the chilled peanut butter layer from the pan. Place a new sheet of parchment paper on the pan.Use a cookie cutter to cut out ½” thick Christmas tree shapes from the chilled peanut butter layer.
- Place cutouts on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. Scoop up the left-over peanut butter mixture, repress to ½-inch thickness, and cut out additional trees.
- After the cutouts have chilled for 20-30 minutes, prepare the chocolate coating.
- Combine chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of shortening in a glass bowl. Heat and stir in 30-second increments in the microwave until the chocolate is melted.Using a fork, lift one peanut butter cutout at a time and coat it completely with the melted chocolate. Tap the excess chocolate off and place it back onto the cookie sheet.Allow the chocolate to harden.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
389kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
125mg
(5%)
Potassium
251mg
(7%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
129IU
(3%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24trees
Amount Per Serving
Calories 389
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 389kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 251mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 129IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.