Pascha Recipes
Cherry, Pineapple and Coconut Easter Eggs
Ingredients
- 2 boxes confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 small can Carnation evaporated milk
- 1 package chopped nuts
- 1 small bottle maraschino cherries, drained well and chopped
- 1 can coconut
- 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained well
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix or beat together the sugar, butter, nuts, cherries, pineapple and coconut.
- Add salt and enough milk to bind the mixture together, but not runny.
- Shape into eggs and allow to dry on a lined baking sheet until firm.
- Melt chocolate chips in double boiler. If you like, you can add shaved paraffin to chocolate chips to make the chocolate shiny.
- Dip shaped eggs into melted chocolate and set on baking sheet to firm up.
- Once firmed, you can decorate the eggs with frosting.
Attribution
Posted by bettyboop50 at recipegoldmine.com.