Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
photo by The Big Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
3 dozen
ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup jif crunchy peanut butter
- 2 cups slightly crushed corn flakes
- 2 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
- 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons shortening
- candy sprinkles
- green tinted coconut, if desired
directions
- In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, corn syrup and crunchy peanut butter.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat, stir in the cereals.
- Drop by a tablespoon onto a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil that has been lightly sprayed with PAM or other non-stick spray. When cool enough to handle, spray your hands with PAM and shape each dropful into egg shape.
- Refrigerate until firm.
- Melt the chocolate chips and shortening in the microwave or in a double boiler, whichever you prefer. Stir until smooth and completely melted.
- Dip eggs in chocolate, turning to coat, and allowing excess to drip off.
- Place on cookie sheet and decorate with candy sprinkles. Let stand until set.
- Place in a decorative arrangement onto tinted coconut on a tray.
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