Reese's Pumpkin Bites
These little pumpkins are made with Nilla wafers, mini Reese's peanut butter cups, and orange melting chocolate. You'll love these Reese's pumpkin bites. They are as cute as they are delicious!
Servings 36 pieces
Calories 80kcal
Ingredients
- 72 MINI Nilla Wafer cookies (can use regular sized as well)
- 1 7-ounce bag of MINI peanut butter cups unwrapped
- 12 oz. package of orange candy melts
- candy eyes and sprinkles optional
- 18 green M&M candies cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
- Place 36 mini Nilla wafer cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place a mini peanut butter cup in the center of each one.
- Heat in oven for 90 seconds. Note: DO NOT heat longer than 90 seconds.
- Remove from the oven and place another cookie on top of each peanut butter cup. We're NOT squishing or flattening the peanut butter cup, just adding a cookie on top and slightly pressing down.
- Immediately chill the tray of cookies in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, or until chocolate has set.
- Melt the orange candy melts according to the directions on the package.
- Dip cookie sandwiches into the orange melting chocolate. Tap the tool or fork against the side of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off before transferring the cookie back to the baking sheet.
- Add an M&M stem.Add candy eyes and sprinkles for a mouth, if desired.
- Refrigerate cookie bites until the chocolate has hardened.
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Notes
Store homemade peanut butter pumpkin bites in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Note: if using regular-sized Nilla wafers you will need a little more melted chocolate.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal