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Chocolate Easter Eggs with Caramel Filling

Chocolate Easter Eggs with Caramel Filling – easy to make and even easier to eat!

As a child, I used to love having Easter egg hunts. My Dad would go out and hide the eggs on the front lawn area while us children would wait inside the house. No preliminary peeking was allowed, lest we find out ahead of time where the precious eggs were hidden.

We often dyed our own eggs – first hard boiling them, then dipping them in various dyes. Once, I bit into one of my prize eggs and found it to be quite runny- obviously we hadn’t perfected our egg-dying technique yet. Sometimes, while pottering in the garden, we would find an egg a year later that had been missed – we wouldn’t dare eat it but it was still fun finding the odd egg or two that had been neglected for such a long time.

As an adult, I grew away from Easter eggs but then came back to them when our two children were young. They, too, loved Easter egg hunts and receiving baskets filled with the decorative eggs. Unbeknownst to them, I would sometimes raid their Easter baskets, heading right for the chocolate ones. But I was so disappointed when I bit into a  hollow chocolate egg. “Where is the caramel filling? Where is the crunchy hazelnut filling?” I would cry.

So, this recipe is dedicated to those who love chocolate Easter eggs, not the boring hollow kind, but those that have those wonderful, creamy fillings.

Summary of the Steps (see detailed recipe below)

  •  First, melt the chocolate either in the microwave oven or by placing a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Then pour the chocolate into the egg mold, filling it about 1/3 full. (I used three different kinds of chocolate – dark, milk and also white chocolate). Spread a thin layer of chocolate around the mold using the back of a small spoon.

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  •  Place the molds in the fridge to set – only takes several minutes. Then gently remove the chocolate by pushing the chocolate upward from underneath the mold – should lift out easily without having to use a knife.

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  • Next, prepare the caramel filling, then let cool. Now pour the filling into each egg half, filling about 3/4 full.

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  • Close the two egg halves together. In order to close up the seam between the two halves, rub some melted chocolate along the seam, using your finger. You are now ready to enjoy your caramel-filled chocolate egg!

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Chocolate Easter Eggs with Caramel Filling
 
Chocolate Easter eggs filled with a salted-caramel sauce – you won’t be bored!
Ingredients
  • 250 g chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup thickened cream
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cubed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Melt the chocolate pieces in a plastic bowl placed over a pan of simmering water. Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in a microwave oven (low setting).
  2. Pour the chocolate into each mold, filling it to about 1/3 full. Spread the chocolate around the inside of each mold, using the back of a small spoon. Set in the fridge for several minutes until set.
  3. Gently remove the chocolate from each mold by pushing the chocolate up from underneath the mold.
  4. <b>Prepare the caramel filling: </b>
  5. Combine the sugar and water together in a saucepan. Stir over high heat until the mixture boils, then lower heat and stir until the mixture starts to turn brown.
  6. Add the butter cubes a little at a time, stirring frequently until the sauce starts to thicken. Be careful that the mixture does not boil or the butter will ‘split.’
  7. As the sauce thickens, gradually add the cream and the salt. Continue to stir for several more minutes until the sauce continues to thicken.
  8. Remove from heat to cool then place in fridge for several hours until sauce thickens even more.
  9. Remove from fridge and fill each chocolate egg half with the caramel sauce.
  10. Press the two halves together. To close the seam, rub a little melted chocolate over it, using your finger.
 

 

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13 Comments

  • Reply
    John@Kitchen Riffs
    March 9, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    Fancy! Who doesn’t like chocolate Easter eggs, particularly one with a filling? Coconut if my favorite, but caramel is a close second. These are wonderful! Thanks so much.

    • Reply
      Fran
      March 15, 2014 at 10:28 am

      Oh boy, I’ll have to try a coconut filling next- never heard of that one before!

  • Reply
    Joanne T Ferguson
    March 9, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    G’day! These look great Fran…you now have inspired me to try too! Thank you!
    Cheers! Joanne

    • Reply
      Fran
      March 15, 2014 at 10:29 am

      Hi Joanne, thanks so much for your comment!

  • Reply
    Daniela
    March 10, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Very impressive, Fran.
    They look so fancy and are really easy to make, great idea and thanks for sharing!

  • Reply
    Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
    March 10, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    I wish you were MY Easter Bunny! These look SO good !

  • Reply
    The Hungry Mum
    March 11, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    how perfect! I used to love the egg hunts, now I love watching my girls search for Easter eggs. These look so delish.

  • Reply
    Anneli Faiers
    March 13, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    How can you beat a home made Easter egg? That is very cool Fran. Another impressive post 🙂

  • Reply
    Joanne
    March 13, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    I am so amazed that you made these yourself!! Whoa. Impressive.

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    Christina @ The Hungry Australian
    March 14, 2014 at 9:05 pm

    Oh wow. Amazing recipe, Fran. I am not going to show this to my kids because I won’t hear the end of it if I do! By coincidence I made salted caramel sauce the other day and we had a good time licking that out of the pot 🙂

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    Gourmet Getaways
    March 15, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    When I was younger I used to love making chocolates and filling them with delicious fillings, caramel has always been a favourite. I should do this with my daughter, thanks for the idea.

  • Reply
    Claire @ Simply Sweet Justice
    March 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Brilliantly delicious – that’s all I can say! 🙂

  • Reply
    Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence
    April 1, 2015 at 12:21 am

    Mmmm, I love easter candy, especially filled eggs! These homemade ones look perfect.

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