Make homemade Easter eggs in a flash with just 5 ingredients.
Fudgy Truffle Eggs
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter or marshmallow creme
- 1 package (24 oz) vanilla-flavored (almond bark) or chocolate-flavored candy coating
Instructions
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Step1In large microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 minute, stir until melted. If necessary, microwave 10 to 20 seconds longer or until chocolate can be stirred smooth.
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Step2Microwave frosting uncovered on High 20 seconds; stir into melted chocolate chips. Stir in vanilla. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes or just until thick enough to hold a shape.
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Step3Drop chocolate mixture by level tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper lined cookie sheets. Flatten each tablespoon of chocolate mixture. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon marshmallow or creamy peanut butter in center. Fold chocolate mixture over filling; shape into egg shapes. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
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Step4In large bowl, microwave candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring until smooth. Dip eggs, one at a time, in candy coating using fork to hold them. Return to cookie sheets. Refrigerate eggs about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Decorate as desired.
Nutrition
160
Calories
9g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Truffle
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 45mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 95mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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