Cadbury Creme Egg Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. light corn syrup
  • 1/4 c. butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 c. powdered sugar
  • 4 dsh yellow food coloring
  • 2 dsh red food coloring
  • 1 bag lowfat milk chocolate chips - (12 ounce)
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening

Instructions

  1. Combine the corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Beat well with an electric mixer till smooth.
  3. Add in powdered sugar, one c. at a time, mixing by hand after each addition.
  4. Mix well till creamy.
  5. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place it into a small bowl.
  6. Add in the yellow and red food coloring and stir well to combine.
  7. Cover both mixtures and chill for at least 2 hrs, or possibly till hard.
  8. When mixtures are hard, roll a small, marble-size ball from the orange filling, and wrap around it a portion of the white filling which is roughly twice the size.
  9. Form this filling into the shape of an egg and place it onto a cookie sheet which has been brushed with a light coating of shortening.
  10. Repeat for the remaining filling ingredients, then chill these centers for 3 to 4 hrs or possibly till hard.
  11. Combine the lowfat milk chocolate chips with the shortening in a glass or possibly ceramic bowl.
  12. Microwave chocolate on high speed for 1 minute, then stir and microwave again for 1 more minute, and stir.
  13. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate, tap the fork on the side of the bowl, then place each candy onto wax paper.
  14. Chill.
  15. After 1 to 2 hrs of chilling, dip each candy once more and refrigeratefor several hrs, or possibly till completely hard.
  16. This recipe yields 2 dozen candy Large eggs.
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