Jo Pratt's Chocolate Eggs

Name: Jo Pratt's Chocolate Eggs
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 90 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150g good quality dark chocolate(about 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 2 tbsp. golden syrup; 2 tbsp. cocoa powder; 100g butter; 0.5 tsp. finely grated orange zest; 225g digestive biscuits, finely crushed; Smarties; Melted chocolate; Tissue paper; Ribbon; 1 empty egg box

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Prep: 75 mins

Cook: 15 mins

British Dessert

Ingredients

150g good quality dark chocolate(about 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces
2 tbsp. golden syrup
2 tbsp. cocoa powder
100g butter
0.5 tsp. finely grated orange zest
225g digestive biscuits, finely crushed
Smarties
Melted chocolate
Tissue paper
Ribbon
1 empty egg box

Accompaniment

Description

Don't just buy Easter eggs this year, make your own – along with truffle cake, hot choccy buns and a chocolate liqueur

Method

1
Place the chocolate, golden syrup,cocoa powder and butter in a saucepan&#8232,,and gently heat until melted. Stir in the orange zest and crushed digestives,then mix well.
Leave the mixture to cool for about 20-30 minutes, or until it is cool enough to shape, and then firmly mould into neat eggs using your hands. Sit in an egg box or egg cups, loosely lined with clingfilm and put in the fridge to set for about 30 minutes.
Individually wrap the eggs in tissue paper, tied with coloured ribbon, or you can decorate them with Smarties stuck on with some melted chocolate.