Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins
These Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins are the best Halloween treat to make!
These Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins are the perfect Halloween treat full of creamy peanut butter with cute pumpkin faces. These taste just like Reeses cups but you can make them right at home!
Hi y’all! It is no secret that I live for Fall. Summer is not my friend, the heat, the bugs, the heat, ughh. Give me a nice chilly fall day ending with a quilt and something delicious and warm out of the slow cooker.
And with Fall comes Halloween and we all know what the best Halloween candy is! Peanut butter pumpkins! With this recipe you can make them yourself and your kids can help.
They are so cute and so yummy and a whole lot easier than you think, I promise!
Just mix together a few ingredients, form the dough into pumpkins, freeze, dip into chocolate and decorate!! If you want the kids to help decorate you can buy some edible markers (I bought mine here) and let them decorate the pumpkins any way they want!
Now I dip mine in orange chocolate so they look just like little pumpkins, or I mix white and orange chocolate for a marble look but feel free to dip yours in milk or dark chocolate, then you will get a real peanut butter cup egg taste.
These are delicious and make great gifts! You can hand them out for party treats or serve at your Halloween party.
These are a delicious and easy treat you will want to make every Halloween!
So make these Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins, you will love them I promise!
You will love these little peanut butter pumpkins because they are
- Easy to make
- Great for kids
- Perfect for parties
- Delicious sweet treat
- Fun Halloween treat
RECIPE FAQS
Where can I find orange chocolate?
These are orange candy melts and I find them right at Walmart or at craft stores like Micheals, Hobby Lobby or Joannes. You can also get there right off of Amazon here ORANGE CANDY MELTS.
Can I use crunchy peanut butter?
While you can and it will be delicious it might make the pumpkins a little less smooth.
Tips and tricks for dipping?
I would definitely recommend freezing these on parchment or wax paper before dipping. It will make it go more smoothly and the dipping process will be much easier.
How to make the faces?
You can use edible marker and let your kids draw the faces on or you can melt some chocolate chips and pipe on the faces.
Ingredients Used
- Cream Cheese – This gives these pumpkins a creamy base.
- Butter – This also helps the base become nice and creamy.
- Peanut Butter – You want to use creamy peanut butter to make everything nice and creamy but you can use crunchy but the pumpkins just might not be as smooth.
- Vanilla Extract – This adds just a pop of sweet flavor.
- Confectioners’ Sugar – You need to use powdered sugar here and not granulated sugar to keep the filling smooth.
- Melting Chocolate – I like to use almond bark or candy melts here, chocolate chips do not melt as smooth.
How to make these Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Form into pumpkin shapes.
- Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill in freezer for 30 minutes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate stir until smooth. Dip pumpkins until coated; place on waxed paper to harden.
- Decorate with edible markers.
Want More Halloween treats? Check These Out!
Pumpkin Cookie Truffles
Ghost Hi Hat Cupcakes
Halloween Bark
Graveyard Pudding Cups
Candy Corn Lush
Peanut Butter Cream Pumpkins
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound confectioners' sugar
- 1 pound orange melting chocolate
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Form into pumpkin shapes.
- Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill in freezer for 30 minutes.
- In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate stir until smooth. Dip pumpkins until coated; place on waxed paper to harden.
- Decorate with edible markers.
These are so cute and are perfect on a fall table or packaged up for your little ghouls and goblins.
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