Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs

Name: Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 1 kilograms confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 473 milliliters semisweet chocolate pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs

Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe has 893 calories, 4g of protein, and 34g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 9. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of butter, confectioners' sugar, semisweet chocolate pieces, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla, and cream cheese. Stir in confectioners' sugar to make a workable dough. For best results, use your hands for mixing.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Butter

Dough

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Bowl

Divide the dough into four parts. Leave one of the parts plain. To the second part, mix in peanut butter.

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Peanut Butter

Dough

Mix coconut into the third part, and cocoa powder into the last part.

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Cocoa Powder

Coconut

Roll each type of dough into egg shapes, and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until hard, at least an hour.

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Dough

Roll

Egg

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Baking Sheet

Melt chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth. If the chocolate seems too thick for coating, stir in a teaspoon of the shortening or oil until it thins to your desired consistency. Dip the chilled candy eggs in chocolate, and return to the waxed paper lined sheet to set. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour to harden.

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Chocolate Chips