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     Title: Chocolate Covered Easter Eggs
Categories: Holidays, Candy, Chocolate
     Yield: 12 servings

   1/4 c  Butter
 5 1/4 oz Pkg chocolate pudding
   1/2 c  Milk
     1 lb Powdered sugar
     1 ts Vanilla
     1 c  Walnuts; chopped
     5 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
          -melted and cooled
    20    Miniature marshmallows
          Assorted colored sugars

 Melt butter in a 3 qt saucepan. Stir in pudding mix; blend until
 smooth. Gradually stir in mild. Cook over medium heat, stirring
 constantly, until mixture is very thick and starts to boil. Cook
 until mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from heat. Stir
 in confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Stir in
 walnuts. Cool until mixture is stiff enough to hold its shape.
 Shape mixture into 12 eggs, using about 2 tb for each. Place on
 waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Dip
 each egg in cooled chocolate. Place on a cooling rack over waxed
 paper. If you wish to decorate with marshmallow flowers, place on
 egg before the chocolate sets.

 To make flowers, cut mini marshmallows in thirds crosswise. Dip cut
 side of each piece in colored sugar. Arrange 5 pieces, sugared side
 up, on each egg to resemble flowers. Store in the refrigerator.

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