Homemade Coconut Cream Eggs Recipe Recipe For Banana

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.

COCONUT/BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute coconut in butter until golden. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish. Press remaining toasted coconut onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, combine the sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt in a large saucepan. Stir in cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature without stirring. , Place bananas in the crust. Cover with cream mixture. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Sprinkle with reserved coconut. If desired, garnish with whipped cream and bananas. Refrigerate leftovers.

COCONUT CREAM EGGS

Steps:

• Beat sugar, butter, condensed milk and extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended and smooth. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls then gently roll to form an egg shape. Place on wax paper-lined tray. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Melt chocolate in medium microwavable bowl on MEDIUM (50% power) 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.
• Using a fork, dip 1 egg at a time into the melted chocolate. Tap back of fork 2 to 3 times against edge of dish to allow excess chocolate to drip off. Place egg on wax paper-lined tray. Repeat with remaining eggs.