Do You Make Homemade Easter Egss Candy?

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At Easter time many nonprofit organizations will take orders for homemad Easter Egg Candy. Their are several different recipes for the various kinds. One year I made so many of them that I was doing it in my sleep. LOL No joke. They sell really well because people dont know how cheap and easy they are to make. I am going to let you in on my secret. Here the two recipes for Easter Eggs that sold the most. I hope you and your family will ejoy making time as well as eating them. They are just wonderful. To Decorate them after they are done, just use a pastry bag and a writing tip or make roses, you decide. They are so good that you may not want to decorate them. Cherry Nut Easter Eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup butter 6 oz. pkg. vanilla pudding (not instant. It MUST be the cooking kind) 9 oz. maraschino cherry halves; drained 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1 - 2 lb bag confectioners' sugar 1 lb melted chocolate Heat milk, butter and pudding over low heat until well blended and thickened. Remove from heat and add cherries, nuts and enough sugar to make a thick consistency. Form mixture into 10 egg shaped balls. Place on wax paper and chill until firm. Dip cooled eggs in melted chocolate. That is all there is to it. Now how easy was that?? Chocolate Coconut Pecan Easter Eggs Makes 3 large candy eggs. Candy filling: 1/4 c. ( 1/2 stick) butter, softened 5 c. powdered sugar, divided 6 to 7 tbsp. heavy cream 1 tbsp. vanilla 3 pinches salt 1 c. chopped pecans 1/2 c. shredded coconut Chocolate coating: 1 (6-oz.) pkg. semisweet Chocolate chips (1 cup) 3 tbsp. heavy cream 1 1/2 tbsp. light corn syrup To make candy filling, cream butter and 3 cups powdered sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in 6 to 7 tablespoons cream, vanilla and salt. Beat in remaining 2 cups powdered sugar until mixture is creamy. By hand, stir in pecans and coconut. Shape mixture into three large eggs, cover and refrigerate overnight. The next day, make chocolate coating. Melt chocolate chips with 3 tablespoons cream in microwave oven on high power 1 to 1 1/4 minutes, until smooth when stirred. Stir in corn syrup until well-blended. Cool a little, if necessary. Spread coating over eggs. Refrigerate until chocolate is set.