Chocolate Easter Eggs

Name: Chocolate Easter Eggs
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 eggs
Ingredients: 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 cups peanut butter; 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons shortening; Assorted sprinkles and candies

Total Time Prep: 40 min. + chilling

Yield 10 eggs

Test Kitchen Approved

Spring desserts abound, but the one we look forward to every year is this chocolate Easter eggs recipe. Decorate them with cute designs for your next Easter party.

Ingredients

2 packages (3.4 ounces each) chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup 2% milk
5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar
2 cups peanut butter
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening
Assorted sprinkles and candies

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine pudding mixes, butter and milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes longer. 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. Let stand until set. Decorate with sprinkles and candies as desired. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 egg: 513 calories, 29g fat (12g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 199mg sodium, 66g carbohydrate (55g sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein.

I roll out these chocolate Easter eggs when the weather gets warm. The recipe is over 35 years old; my high school economics teacher had us make it as a class project. Sometimes I substitute butterscotch or vanilla pudding for the chocolate. —Julie Warren, Conyers, Georgia

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