Make chocolate Easter eggs at home with this fun recipe using JELL-O® pudding

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With Easter upon us, families across the globe are hard boiling eggs and dying them brilliant colors.

Here’s a different take on making Easter eggs at home with a fun recipe using JELL-O® pudding.

A chocolate lover’s dream come true, Jell-O Pudding Eggs are made with chocolate pudding, semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate drizzle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you need:

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 package (4 serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 3 cups unsifted powdered sugar
• 2 packages (4 oz. each) Baker’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 oz. Baker’s White Chocolate

How to make it:

• Mix butter and dry pudding mix in a large bowl. Gradually add boiling water, stirring until well blended.
• Stir in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until mixture forms a ball.
• Shape scant tablespoonfuls of the pudding mixture into 30 small eggs, each about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. (If pudding mixture is too soft, refrigerate about 15 minutes to firm slightly before shaping.)
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or until eggs are firm.
• Microwave semi-sweet chocolate in microwavable bowl on High for 1 ½ to 2 minutes or until slightly melted.
• Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Dip eggs into chocolate.
• Refrigerate on wax paper covered tray 15 minutes or until chocolate is firm.
• Meanwhile, microwave white chocolate in separate microwavable bowl on High about 2 minutes until slightly melted.
• Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Drizzle while chocolate over eggs and let stand until set.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator.