Happy Easter!!!!!

Happy Easter!!!!!

So I decided to finally try something I found on Pintrest, it sounded decadent, to die for.... absolutely yummy!!! And it's easy as pie (literally XD)

So here's what you need:

• 8-12 Hollow Chocolate Easter eggs (you can use white for a more realistic effect)
• 1 tub of cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 1/4 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (please use the good stuff!)
• 1/2 cup thickened cream
• 2 teaspoons of peach juice (or 1 whole passion fruit without seeds)
• 1 tablespoon apricot jam
• 1 tablespoon butter

And the Directions! (including pictures of my attempt at making them!)

1. If your eggs are wrapped in foil uncover the top of them,  leave the wrapper on them to give some color pop and to help them stay cool longer (If you live down in Aus you will know its still hot enough to melt chocolate at Easter time!)
2. Using a serrated knife you will need to cut the tops off the eggs. This can prove to be a bit difficult, if you would like a smooth hole then you can heat up the knife before cutting, if you would like a ragged hole like you had started peeling the egg then try and break some pieces off the top (this is what I did)
3. Put the eggs in the fridge so they do not melt, and now its time to start making the cheesecake mix!!
4. In a large bowl mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together using an electric mixer beat on high for 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
5. In a smaller bowl mix the thickened cream with the electric mixer until it forms stiff peaks.
6. Whisk the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until it is smooth and velvety.
7. Pipe or spoon the cream cheese mixture into the holes you made in the eggs. Fill them all the way to the top! But be careful not to spill much over the sides.
8. Put the eggs in the fridge to set. The should take about an hour or so, I left mine over night to just make sure they were all the way set.
9. After they have been set, remove them from the fridge, using a small spoon scoop out some of the cheese cake from the top, making a little hole. This is where the "yolk" will go.
10. In a small pan, put the butter, jam, and passion fruit or peach juice, and whisk it over a low heat until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth. It should look really yellow, but you can add some yellow food coloring if you like.
11. Spoon the jam mixture into the cheese cake hols you made in the eggs. It will be s bit runny, but will set nicely.
12. When you have filled up all the eggs put them in the fridge to set for at least half an hour, I left mine to set over night again....

I was so tempted to eat them straight away!
The good thing about these is that they aren't too sweet, the cheese cake mix does not need to be baked, but it is still light and fluffy while not being too cheesy. The jam and the chocolate add a nice sweetness to it but the cheesecake its self is understated. These were so much fun to make and took hardly any time at all to do, the only issue I had was that I had left over cheesecake!

But there you have it, you now have the recipe for Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Easter Eggs, easy peasy to do, super fun for kids, and a wonderful desert for after dinner! Hope everyone enjoys their Easter weekend as much as I will!!!

XxxX
Rah Rah <3