Easter Eggs

These homemade chocolate Easter eggs with a peanut butter and coconut cream filling are guaranteed to impress even the Easter bunny himself!

• Preparation Time: 3 hr
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 214 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat cream cheese, margarine, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until well combined. Add confectioners' sugar in batches and beat until ingredients are evenly distributed; dough will be very stiff.

Step 2

Divide batter in half and place each half in a separate bowl; stir peanut butter into one of the bowls and coconut flakes into the second.

Step 3

Using your hands, mold dough into egg-shapes and arrange them on cookie sheets. Place molded eggs in the freezer until frozen, 1 to 2 hours.

Step 4

Once eggs are frozen, melt chocolate and shortening in the top of a double-boiler; let cool. Dip eggs into melted chocolate until coated. Place the eggs on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets and return to the freezer to harden. After chocolate has hardened, the eggs can be kept in the refrigerator.