Homemade Easter egg

Name: Homemade Easter egg
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 1
Ingredients: 125g plain chocolate, broken up, plus extra to decorate; 50g unsalted butter, cubed; 50g blanched hazelnuts, chopped; 50g sultanas; 6 digestive biscuits, lightly crushed; 2 tsp icing sugar, to decorate; You will also need; 2 plain half egg moulds. We bought ours from https://www.sugarshack.co.uk/easter-egg-chocolate-mould-cracked-large.htmlSugar Shack

Medium
April 2005

Medium
April 2005

Test kitchen approved

Makes 1
Takes 20 minutes to make, plus chilling

Impress your nearest and dearest with distinctive homemade chocolate Easter eggs – they’re fun to make and easier than you might think.

For white chocolate lovers, try making this fancy zigzag Easter egg. Or, scroll through our Easter egg recipe collection for inspiration.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 1,951kcals
Fat: 128.1g (58.9g saturated)
Protein: 20.6g
Carbohydrates: 190.9g (145.6g sugar)
Salt: 2g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 1,951kcals
Fat: 128.1g (58.9g saturated)
Protein: 20.6g
Carbohydrates: 190.9g (145.6g sugar)
Salt: 2g

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Ingredients

125g plain chocolate, broken up, plus extra to decorate
50g unsalted butter, cubed
50g blanched hazelnuts, chopped
50g sultanas
6 digestive biscuits, lightly crushed
2 tsp icing sugar, to decorate

You will also need

2 plain half egg moulds. We bought ours from Sugar Shack

Method

Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes on medium, stirring halfway through. Alternatively, melt in a bowl over a pan of just simmering water. Stir until smooth. Add the nuts, sultanas and biscuits, mixing thoroughly. Chill until the chocolate has thickened but not set, about 5-10 minutes.
Take your first mould and spoon half of the chocolate mixture in, pressing it gently – you will find that it sticks to the mould. Make sure that the mixture comes right up to the edges of the mould so that there is a surface to bond the 2 halves together. Repeat with the remaining chocolate and other egg mould. Chill for a few hours, until hard.
With the egg halves face down, remove the chocolate from the moulds. Melt some extra chocolate, brush onto the flat edge of each egg half and press together. Allow to set. Dust with icing sugar, rubbing it into the lines. Decorate with string and paper flowers, and present in a gift box or keep in an airtight box in a cool, dry place for up to 10 days.