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Mealtime Mama: Truffle eggs for Easter brunch

By nwamamas - Last updated: Friday, April 18, 2014

Our foodie friend, Ceri Wilkin (who blogs at Recipe Doodle) sent us this awesome recipe for truffle eggs. Aren’t they beautiful?

Ceri said these adorable eggs are fun (and easy) to make — plus they taste delicious!

truffle eggs

1/4 cup cream

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup

4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons nutella

1/2 pound white candy coating disks

5 to 6 drops of blue food coloring

1/2 to 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

Directions: In a saucepan, bring the cream, butter and corn syrup to a boil. Add chocolate and nutella and remove from the heat (do not stir). Let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk until combined.

Transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate for 45 to 60 minutes or until thickened, stirring every 15 minutes.

Shape 1 tablespoon of chocolate mixture into an egg. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating, stir until smooth. Stir in food coloring. Dip eggs into cane coating, allow excess to drip off. Return to baking sheet and immediately sprinkle with coffee granules. Let stand until set.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, Easter Recipe Cards, April 2012

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TRUFFLE BROWNIES

We were recently invited to a friends house for dinner, they are from Poland, and had just come back from 6 weeks traveling the country. The photographs and stories were wonderful, the dinner was absolutely fabulous, the company was outstanding, and the conversation was fascinating. It was a wonderfully international, very well traveled group of people.
While I was out shopping, I saw this gorgeous pottery dish from Poland, and had to pick one up for the hostess gift. I didn't want to take it empty, so made these Truffle Brownies to fill it.

TRUFFLE BROWNIES

1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
2/3 cup butter
1/3 cup brewed coffee
3 eggs
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour

Heat oven to 325F.
Grease and flour a 13 by 9 inch baking pan, set aside.
Melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in coffee until well combined.
Cool to room temperature.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Reduce speed, beat in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour until combined. Spread batter in prepared pan.
Bake for 45 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Bars and Brownies
www.amazon.com/Brownies-recipe-Better-Homes-Gardens/.../B004ILT3...‎