HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS
This recipe is over 35 years old. My home economics teacher in high school had us make the eggs as a class project-and the candies have been a big hit ever since.-Julie Warren, Conyers, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 10 eggs.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the pudding mixes, butter and milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in sugar and peanut butter. Cool slightly. , Shape 1/2 cupfuls into egg shapes. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; refrigerate until set., In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip eggs in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Return eggs to waxed paper to set. Decorate with icings and candies as desired. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 988 calories, Fat 57g fat (23g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 488mg sodium, Carbohydrate 121g carbohydrate (105g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
ELEGANT EASTER EGGS
Did you know that you probably have everything you need to dye Easter eggs naturally, right there in your kitchen cupboard? Vegetables such as red cabbage, onion skins, and coffee can be used to color plain white eggs and turn them into beautifully muted, soft pastel colors - Easter treasures! Kids really enjoy figuring out what color different materials will produce -- pretty much the same way our foremothers did when they were experimenting with homegrowns! *Vinegar acts as a dye mordant or dye set. Vinegar works best with spices such as turmeric or beans such as coffee. You do not need to add vinegar to dyes made with berries or herbs. It may morph your color to grey or brown.
Provided by Johnney
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 50m
Yield 1 Dozen, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Other items you will need:-MATERIALS NEEDED: three-quart pot/s (or larger), slotted spoon, small bowls- for cold process, paper towels drying rack DYE PROCESS.
- Select a natural dyeing agent, and place the recommended amount in the pot.
- Add 1 quart of soft or purified water and 2 tablespoons white vinegar* per pot.
- If you are making larger lots of eggs, increase the vinegar at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 16 oz.
- water.
- Bring everything to the boil, then lower the heat.
- Allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain dye into a bowl, and let cool a bit.
- -.
- HOT PROCESS EGG DYING:.
- This method involves boiling the eggs in water with the natural colorant.
- The heat forces the color into the porous egg shell and allows the dye to saturate it thoroughly.
- This gives a really intense and completely uniform color to the shells.
- Vinegar fixes the color.
- Vinegar can"morph" certain colors, such as berries and herbs.
- Place raw eggs in a pot of strained dye; bring to a boil and allow eggs to cook in the dye-water for the amount of time required to get the color you want, up to 20 minutes.
- You can allow the eggs to sit in the dye water off the heat for as long as you wish, but place the eggs and dye-water in the refrigerator.
- Remove eggs, pat dry with paper towel and allow to thoroughly air dry on a drying rack.
- COLD PROCESS EGG DYING:.
- This is the method I use most with my kids.
- First, we boil our white eggs, remove from water and set aside to cool.
- With the slotted spoon, carefully lower the eggs into the bowl of strained dye and allow to soak for 20 mins to overnight, til you reach the color intensity desired.
- Follow drying technique for hot process egg dyeing, above.
- You can, of course, mix colors.
- First, dip or soak your egg in color#1, then remove soak in color#2, til you reach the desired shade.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.5, Fat 25.3, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 372.2, Sodium 161.4, Carbohydrate 55.6, Fiber 11.8, Sugar 29.8, Protein 16.6
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