Chocolate Easter Eggs
Recipe: #4889
March 13, 2012
Categories: British, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Rim, Easter, Romantic Dinner, No Eggs, Vegetarian, more
"For the Kids on Easter Sunday, or let them help you make them for Easter. Fun !! and delicious!! Cook time is chill time. "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (73.7 g)
- Calories 325.1
- Total Fat - 21.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.8 g
- Cholesterol - 8.6 mg
- Sodium - 143.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 19.5 g
- Protein - 5.1 g
- Calcium - 52.1 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cream butter and salt until fluffy. Gradually beat in Eaglebrand, vanilla and food coloring. Slowly beat in icing sugar until well blended. Knead with hands until mixture is smooth and pliable.
Step 2
Form mixture into eggs. Place onto waxed paper lined tray. Cover and chill for 4 hours or until firm.
Step 3
Resting each egg on a fork, dip into melted chocolate, letting excess coating drip off. Place back on tray, let stand until firm.
Step 4
Decorate with sprinkles while still moist, or let chocolate stand until firm and decorate with colored icings. Store covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Tips
No special items needed.