The perfect treat to make for Valentines Day are these sweet peanut butter hearts. Made with a combination of creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar and melted chocolate, they make the perfect peanut butter Valentines day gifts.
The sweet and salty flavors mingle together perfectly to create a taste that's simply irresistible! The outer coating of chocolate complements the nutty interior, providing just the right balance of richness and flavor.
Check out all the other Valentine's Day Recipes and treats you can make for your loved ones this time of year.
One of the most popular recipes on this site is my recipe for No Bake Homemade Peanut Butter Bars. That recipe never fails to be in the top five on the blog almost every day since it was first published.
Both the peanut butter bars and these peanut butter heart candies taste like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups; only slightly better because they're homemade.
These hearts will make the perfect homemade gift for your "valentine" this year! Serve them alongside my recipe for Chocolate Covered Heart Shaped Strawberries.
Looking for more Easy Desserts for Valentine's Day? Try my Chocolate Valentine's Day Cookies, Valentine's Day Chocolate Chip Cookies or my favorite jam filled heart shaped Valentine's Day Cookies.
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What are the 10 most popular candies for Valentine’s day?
Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion for indulging in sweet treats and delicious candy. Here are 10 popular candies for Valentine's Day:
- Chocolate covered strawberries
- Heart-shaped boxes of chocolate
- Conversation hearts
- Gummy bears
- Rice Krispie Treats - try this recipe for Valentine's Day Rice Krispie Treats in the shape of hearts.
- Lollipops
- Caramel candies
- Fudge and Truffles - try my Heart Shaped Oreo Truffles.
- Ferrero Rocher - another favorite of mine!
- Candy Kisses - I like to use these in peanut butter blossom cookies!
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- Creamy peanut butter
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
🥣Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Place the peanut butter and butter in a glass bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir till combined. Then add the vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl and stir until smooth.
Step 2: Remove the mixture from the bowl and shape into a round disc.
Step 3: Place the peanut butter mixture on the parchment baking sheets and using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to less than ½ inch thick. Gently lift the ends of the parchment paper and place on a baking tray. Put the baking tray in the freezer for 30 minutes.
Step 4: Once the peanut butter layer has been chilled, use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out peanut butter hearts until dough is used up.
How to Melt Chocolate in the Microwave
Step 5: Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.
Step 6: Dip the peanut butter hearts into the chocolate – use a spoon to completely coat each heart. Next, use a fork to lift the heart out of the chocolate and tap on the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. Allow them to harden on parchment or waxed paper.
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Storage Tips
- Place hearts in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
- Once they've harden, store them in an air-tight plastic storage container that is first lined with parchment baking sheets.
- Try to store them in a single layer in the container to prevent anything from sticking.
- You can also place them in paper cupcake liners and then place them in the air-tight container.
- My husband and son love them stored in the freezer!
Peanut Butter Valentine's Day Gifts
Wrap the candies up in colorful waxed paper and place in cute gift boxes so you can give these adorable chocolate peanut butter heart candies as gifts to family and friends.
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Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a flat moveable surface, like a cutting board.
- Place peanut butter and butter in a glass bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir.
- Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl and stir until smooth.
- Place the peanut butter mixture on the parchment paper. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to less than ½ inch thick. Place in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Once chilled, use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out peanut butter hearts -continuing until dough is used up. Place in the fridge while completing next step.
- Heat chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute on high, stir. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
- Dip the peanut butter hearts into the chocolate – use a spoon to completely coat. Use a fork to lift the heart out of the chocolate and tap on the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. Place chocolate covered heart on parchment paper. Continue until all hearts are coated in chocolate.
- If you’d like to add a little decorative drizzle, use a fork dipped in the melted chocolate and shake it back and forth over each heart.
- Place hearts in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
Notes
Printable Valentine's Day CardsClick HERE to SAVE!
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2019 with new photos, information and a new printable recipe card that includes nutritional information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!
Jess says
Is it unsalted butter or regular butter? And is it salted peanut butter or unsalted?
Lois says
I always bake with salted butter. And the peanut butter I used was regular peanut butter which has salt. Thank you!
Lazy K says
Makes me wish my husband wasn't allergic to peanuts! I can't pretend I'm not making them for myself.
Lois says
Ohhh...maybe you could make them for a friend and keep a few for you! Thank you for visiting.
Erlene says
Yes, yes, yes! Peanut butter cups are one of favorite candies, so this is just perfect. Thanks for sharing your recipe on MM. This will be a feature this week.
Lois says
Thank you for the feature!!!
Jenny says
Your sweet treat is perfect to treat your loved ones with on Valentine's Day. I'll be featuring it tonight at Merry Monday. Hope to see you at the party!
Shirley Wood says
This recipe will be Featured at Merry Monday this week in our post for Homemade Valentine's Desserts. Pinning and sharing across our socials. Thanks for partying with us! See ya next week.
gail says
I use to make something very similar when my daughter was young (she's 36 now) I also used graham cracker crumbs, and Hershey's chocolate bar instead of semi-sweet chips.
I was just reminiscing about this recipe over the weekend.
Thanks for sharing at Talk of the Town. Pinned!
Featuring this recipe next week.
gail
Lois says
Thank you Gail!
Kristina says
Hi this is Kristina visiting from Delicious Dishes. These look amazing! I am always looking for desserts made with all real food ingredients to share with my audience. Pinned!
Lois says
Thank you for pinning and sharing! And for visiting today!
Carol says
I am going assume you add 1 1/2 cups of powder sugar, correct? Going to try this next week.
Lois says
YES! Thanks for catching that for me. I updated the recipe card. Enjoy your day.