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Easter Eggs

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"If you want to wow your family with extra special Easter eggs, this is the recipe for you! These are peanut butter and coconut cream eggs dipped in chocolate. They are both delicious and beautiful!"
Easter Eggs Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 61 times with an average star rating of 4.7
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PREP TIME  3 Hrs
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  3 Hrs 10 Min
Original recipe yield 60 eggs

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 pounds confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 pound margarine, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 12 ounces peanut butter
  • 1 pound flaked coconut
  • 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons shortening

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, margarine, cream cheese and vanilla extract. Divide the batter in half and place each half of the batter in a bowl on its own. Stir peanut butter into one of the bowls and coconut into the second.
  2. Using your hands, mold the dough into egg-shapes and arrange the forms on cookie sheets. Place the eggs in the freezer until frozen.
  3. Once the eggs have frozen, melt the chocolate and shortening in the top of a double-boiler. Dip the eggs into the chocolate until coated. Place the eggs on wax paper lined cookie sheets and return to the freezer to harden. After the chocolate has hardened the eggs can be kept in the refrigerator.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 11, 2005 by MARIONMACLEOD 
Thank you for this recipe, I have been looking for it. We made these when I was young and I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 13, 2004 by BethK 
After taking these to a church luncheon, I was inundated with compliments! I did double the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 20, 2006 by MIACAG 
Great recipe!! I made these for Easter and they were a huge hit. I used 16 oz of natural... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 2, 2005 by chubss 
This is a very good candy recipe. The filling(s) is so smooth. They just melt in your mouth.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 24, 2005 by Randi 
Instead of egg shapes, we simply rolled the dough into balls about 3/4" in diameter. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on jul. 23, 2003 by schmerna 
I couldn't get the mixtures to harden enough but the end result was very good. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 16, 2009 by Aham 
I decided to give this recipe a "test run" before Easter and they turned out great. I tried... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on may 13, 2007 by MELLY 
I made this recipe with Peanut butter and coconut. Coconut was the favorite. The first batch... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on feb. 19, 2007 by LAURA2379 
These tasted great. I had trouble getting them to look like eggs as opposed to chocolate... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by RENEESM 
These were very simple. All though 4 cups of the chocolate wasn't enough. We must have made... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Easter Eggs

Servings Per Recipe: 60

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 226

  • Total Fat: 14.4g
  • Cholesterol: 4mg
  • Sodium: 59mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.2g
  • Protein: 2.7g

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