Good Morning All. Let’s make this a good day, even if it is cold and windy outside.
I have a chocolate recipe for you today and you could also make these for Easter. They do have to stay in the refrigerator though. I just tried one and Mama Mia, it was so good. I am happy as this was my first time trying these out.
These are the ingredients that you will need, along with the prepared pans also.
1 smaller-sized brownie pan and cover with foil and butter spray. Later you will need two large cookie sheets that are covered with wax paper.
20 ox bag of chocolate bark. I used 8 of the 12 squares
Gulf wax 1/3 c.of shavings
1 TBSP coconut oil
3c. powdered sugar 1 1/2 c. smooth peanut butter
2 TBSP of water and you will keep adding in more water by the TBSP, later on, to get the mixture looking not too crumbly but smooth.
1/2 stick melted butter (BUT I forgot this in mine).
1 TBSP. real coconut extract (This is in my archives if you wish to make some. It takes 3 long months. So buy some for your chocolate peanut butter eggs for now.
Put the powdered sugar and peanut butter in your mixer bowl. Add in the coconut and 2 TBSP of the water and the melted butter. Mix until creamy but not crumbly dry looking. Add more water by the TBSP if you need it.(Remember I forgot the butter) so you may not need as much water as I had to use and that was a lot for me.
When it looks right then you put it all in a smaller brownie pan that is covered with the foil and smooth it out as best as possible. Put this in the freezer for an hour or two.
Take out of the freezer and use a small round biscuit cutter to cut out and place on the wax paper-covered, cookie sheets. Shape like an egg by squeezing one side. Now you put this in the freezer just like it is for over-night.
In the morning use a sharp meat cleaver to cut up the chocolate bark into small pieces. (Be Careful). Make you a double boiler by using a metal bowl over the top of a pan of boiling water. Add in the wax and coconut oil. Keep stove on high to melt while stirring with a spoon. Turn stove to low and remove the bowl of chocolate when melted.
Dip the frozen eggs into the chocolate with a spoon and a fork and gently roll around and remove with the fork to the cookie sheet. When the chocolate cools too much it will get thick so put the bowl back over the water and turn the stove on high until it all melts again. ( I had to add a tsp of coconut oil to mine( for it to thin out a little. Remove from over the water and continue dipping the eggs into the chocolate.
I used to clean house for a Candymaker and that is where I learned about the wax from. I also learned that you Do Not Ever get water into your chocolate or it will be ruined.
That is it! You now have a whole lot of good candy on your hands to share with many. The photo shows how many that you will have. Mine look chunky and my photo looks blurred, but man these are good. You must keep these cold.
Thank you for your visit and your time spent with me today. I will be posting another one on Tuesday. #CONNIEBRECIPESWISDOMFORPENNIES
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