Candy Filled Chocolate Easter Egg Recipes

COCONUT CREAM EGGS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugar and coconut. Refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle. Using hands dusted with confectioners' sugar, mold rounded tablespoonfuls of coconut mixture into egg shapes. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 2 hours or until slightly firm. , Melt chocolate chips and shortening. Remove eggs from the freezer a few at a time; dip into chocolate mixture until completely coated. Return to waxed paper; refrigerate until hardened. Store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLED EASTER EGGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix milk, butter, corn syrup, salt and vanilla.
• Add icing sugar in 3 or 4 batches,stirring well after each addition.
• Mix well, then knead with hands, mixing in more icing sugar if needed, until mixture holds shape and is smooth.
• Take 1/4 of the mixture, and color it yellow for yolks.
• Form it into 10 to 15 small balls, set aside.
• Make 10 to 15 Larger balls with the remaining mixture.
• Flatten large ball in palm, place yellow ball in centre, then shape white mixture around it to form an egg shape.
• Place eggs on tray, cover well with plastic wrap so they do not dry out, and chill for at least 4 hours or until firm.
• Dipping Chocolate: Place chocolate and paraffin in bowl over hot (not boiling) water (approx 86 deg.) Use a fondue fork to dip eggs into chocolate.
• Place eggs on tray lined with waxed or parchment paper.
• Put in a cool place until chocolate is firm.
• Decorate if desired.

CHOCOLATE COVERED EASTER EGGS

Steps:

• 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.
• Divide the dough into four parts. Leave one of the parts plain. To the second part, mix in peanut butter. Mix coconut into the third part, and cocoa powder into the last part. Roll each type of dough into egg shapes, and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until hard, at least an hour.
• 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.

CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS WITH 6 FLAVORED CENTERS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl. Mix on low speed softened butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
• 2. Beat in powdered sugar a little at a time. When all is combined and smooth. Divide the dough in to 4 or 5 individual bowls. It depends on how many flavors you are making.
• 3. To each bowl add your additions. Peanut butter to 1, coconut,and almonds to 2nd. Extract to 3rd,and mini flavored chips to 4th. If you have 5. Add your fruit like Maraschino cherries, Chopped nuts,apricots to the 5th bowl. Make 4 bowls,3 bowls by dividing dough equally. Choose your flavors. :)
• 4. With your hand knead in the additions to each bowl of dough. The peanut butter and the flavored extract bowls of dough will be slightly more sticky than the others. Put the peanut butter and extract dough in the fridge to chill a bit. It will be easier to handle later.
• 5. parchment paper,or wax paper line a large sheet pan.mold your dough in to egg shapes or balls,and refrigerate until ready to dip them.
• 6. In a stainless steel bowl over boiling water,or double boiler. Mix the chocolate chips,and the shortening,or wax. Stir until melted and combined well.
• 7. Dip each egg in the chocolate with a spoon. Let chocolate drip over bowl,and place on to parchment paper. Sprinkle right away with different colored sprinkles or candy toppings and melted chips optional.
• 8. refrigerate to set chocolate and serve. Keep loosely covered in fridge until ready to serve.

CREME FILLED CHOCOLATE EGGS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Stir until the sugar dissolves, then cover the pan and allow the sugar syrup to boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove the lid, insert a candy thermometer , and continue to cook the syrup, without stirring, until it reaches 240 F (115 C).
• Pour the fondant into a 9 x 13-inch pan, insert the candy thermometer, and let it cool, undisturbed, until it reaches 120 F (49 C).
• Using a dampened plastic spatula or wooden spoon, begin to "cream," or work, the fondant in a figure-8 pattern. Continually scrape the fondant into the center, draw a figure-8, then scrape it together again. At first, the fondant will be very clear and fluid, but it will gradually become more opaque and creamy.
• After 5 to 10 minutes, the fondant will become very stiff, crumbly, and hard to manipulate. If you would like to see a photo tutorial of this fondant-making process, check out the step-by-step guide to make fondant here .
• Once the fondant reaches this state, moisten your hands and begin kneading it into a ball like bread dough. As you knead, the fondant will begin to come together and will get softer and smoother.
• Stop kneading once your fondant is a smooth ball without lumps. At this point, you can pause and wrap the fondant in plastic wrap for several days before continuing with the recipe.
• Chop the fondant into smaller pieces and place it in a mixing bowl.
• Add the vanilla extract and the invertase and mix it until the liquids are incorporated. It will be soft and sticky.
• Take approximately one-quarter of the fondant (about 4 ounces) and knead in the yellow food coloring until you get a bright, egg yolk color.
• Roll the yellow fondant into small balls about the size of a dime. You should get about 16 to 18 small yellow balls. Place them on a foil-lined baking sheet and refrigerate them until they are very firm.
• Once the yellow balls are firm, roll a larger ball of white candy and flatten it in your palm.
• Place the yellow "yolk" in the center of the egg "white," and wrap the white around the yellow ball. Form the candy into an egg shape, and place it back on the foil-covered sheet.
• Once all of your eggs are formed, refrigerate the candy again until it is firm enough to dip.
• Melt the chocolate candy coating. Using dipping tools or a fork, dip each egg in the coating and place it back on the foil-covered baking sheet.
• Let the eggs sit at room temperature, then check to make sure they are entirely covered in chocolate. If there are any holes in the coating, the filling might leak through, so make sure to patch up any weak spots or dip the eggs again until they're well-coated with chocolate.
• Place the eggs in an airtight container, and let them sit at room temperature for at least five days to liquefy the filling. If you can't wait that long, they will still have a great vanilla fondant flavor whenever you choose to eat them.

FUDGE FILLED EASTER EGGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine three cups milk chocolate chips, the sweetened condensed milk, and the vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Microwave for 1 minute at half power. Stir. Put back into the microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth.
• Once the fudge has slightly cooled, about three over four minutes, use a 1 1/2 TBSP scoop scoop out a ball of fudge and place it on parchment lined baking sheet. Form into an egg (see the pictures above) and repeat until all the fudge is gone.
• Refrigerate until hard, about a half hour.
• Melt the white chocolate and the remaining milk chocolate separately.
• Leave the fudge eggs in the refrigerator and remove them one at a time, dipping them in either the white or the milk chocolate, fishing them out with a fork, and then tapping the fork on the edge of the bowl and putting them back on the parchment lined paper. Once the chocolate has dried (it shouldn't take long), drizzle with the opposite color chocolate.
• Let the chocolate dry completely before removing from the parchment paper. Store in an airtight container for up to a week out of the refrigerator.

CANDY-FILLED CHOCOLATE EASTER EGG

Steps:

• Using a 2-pound plastic Easter egg chocolate candy mold as a guide, cut the cake to fit inside the base of the mold; set aside (discard the extra cake). Refrigerate the mold to chill, about 15 minutes.
• Put half the milk chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining chocolate and continue to stir until smooth; this will result in a tempered chocolate that will set hard. Transfer 3/4 cup of the chocolate to a small bowl; set aside.
• Swirl half the remaining chocolate inside the mold to coat completely. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Repeat with the other half of the chocolate, swirling to create a thick layer; refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Fill the egg with the candy. Top with the cake cutout and press down firmly so the cake is flush with the mold (trim away any extra cake with a serrated knife).
• Microwave the reserved chocolate to remelt if needed, then measure out 1/2 cup. Spread the chocolate over the cake with a spatula to cover completely. Refrigerate until set, at least 30 minutes.
• Invert the egg onto a serving platter or cake stand; remove the mold. Microwave the remaining chocolate to remelt if needed, then transfer to a piping bag with a small round tip. Use the chocolate to attach candies to the outside of the egg. Chill until ready to serve.
• Serve the egg with a big spoon or meat mallet and encourage guests to crack it open and watch the candy pour out.