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Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs

These delicious Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs are the perfect homemade candy for Easter. Filled with marshmallow creme, coconut flakes and covered in chocolate, these candy eggs are so good you won’t be able to eat just one!

Chocolate dipped coconut marshmallow eggs in a green polka-dot baking cups

My Kids Loved These Homemade Marshmallow Cream Eggs

When our oldest daughter took her first bite of these Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs dipped in chocolate, she almost couldn’t say fast enough that “these taste just like an Almond Joy, Mom…but without the almonds!”

So that would make them similar to a Mounds bar, right? I hope so, because that was my goal. But Hatti did get me thinking. Next time I’m going to make half of the eggs with an almond in the center. Because it’s true. Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don’t. :)

Kids coloring Easter eggs in 1977
Coloring Easter Eggs – 1977

This old photo of my family coloring Easter eggs is a favorite of mine. From the newspaper lined dry racks to the avocado green cups we always used for dipping our eggs…it still feels like only yesterday. (And I’m thinking our parents must have been CrAzY to give a 1-year-old a cup of dye!)

While Tessa and I were at Target this week, we picked up the same cheap Easter egg dye kit that we use every year. That little box has triggered a world of excitement for her. She’s just giddy to line up the cups filled with all the colors of the rainbow and start dipping. I’ve heard “how many days until we color eggs, Mom?” ALOT this week.

When I was a kid, we often colored eggs on Good Friday, a tradition I am planning to incorporate this year as well. With both sets of our girls’ grandparents staying with us that weekend, I thought it just the perfect timing.

How about you?
Do you have any Easter egg coloring traditions?

A hand holding a homemade chocolate dipped coconut cream egg with a bite missing
Chocolate dipped coconut marshmallow eggs in a green polka-dot baking cups

Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs

Yield: 26 to 30 eggs
prep time: 25 minutes
total time: 25 minutes
These delicious Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs are the perfect homemade candy for Easter.
4.5 Stars (6 Reviews)
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Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 T. butter at room temperature
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 c. marshmallow creme
  • 3 c. flake coconut
  • 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 T. shortening

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, marshmallow creme, and coconut, stirring to blend completely. Refrigerate mixture for 1 hour.
  • Then use your hands to mold the coconut mixture into egg shapes. I rolled about a tablespoon of coconut mixture into a ball, laid it on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, and then flattened the ball a bit and shaped it into an egg.
  • Once your pan is full, place it in the freezer or refrigerator for an hour or two to firm up.
  • Melt chocolate chips and shortening over very low heat. Place melted chocolate in a small but deep bowl. Remove a few coconut eggs at a time from the freezer and dip them into the chocolate mixture. I like to use a fork to remove them from the chocolate…just pick up the egg on top of the fork’s tines, gently tap any excess chocolate off, and then slide the bottom of the fork out over the edge of your bowl to remove excess chocolate underneath the egg.
  • Return the chocolate coated egg to the wax paper. Refrigerate again to set. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1 Calories: 177kcal Carbohydrates: 22g Protein: 1g Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 7g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 10mg Sodium: 63mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 18g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Spoonacular. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your own favorite calculator.
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46 comments on “Coconut Cream Marshmallow Eggs”

  1. The chocolate coconut cream marshmallow eggs looks delish. Thanks for the ingredients you’ve posted. I’ll try to do this on Easter Egg while coloring eggs.

  2. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen

    I remember coloring eggs when I was a kid, it was such a fun way to be creative. Now though I think I’d prefer one of those chocolate eggs!

  3. Jen @ The Scrumptious Pumpkin

    I had almost forgotten about the Easter egg dye kits, since I don’t have kids of my own yet. Thanks for the memories :)

  4. Love the family photo. No, I don’t think your parents were crazy. Letting you all be hands on in the kitchen for special events like egg dyeing etc., at young ages I think, is just one of the reasons why you for one grew up to write such a beautiful blog about food and family :)

  5. Chocolate and coconut are one of my most favorite flavor combinations. Kinda wish I had a handful of these right now.

  6. These remind me of what we call ‘Walnut Whips’ here in the UK. I used to love the old fashioned ones but they don’t seem to taste as good now. These look lovely, I can’t wait for my Easter weekend off to get baking things like this!

  7. I never would have thought about putting cream cheese in these, but that would definitely help make them creamier! These look delicious and so perfect with Easter coming up!

  8. Cindy @ Once Upon a Loaf

    Ohhh, these look fabulous. And I love seeing your little-you redhead pics. This is my second double take b/c I think it’s me! We always colored them on Good Friday when I was little, then on Saturday when I got a bit older. We color them on Saturday now in my family. Thanks for this post!

  9. Mary@FitandFed

    Aw, I miss the days of coloring eggs around here. As the kids got older, we made some really fancy ones. I’ve also been experimenting with a homemade almond-joy-like candy, but just with blended unsweetened coconut shreds and agave, then an almond added and dipped in chocolate. Still tweaking that– will add almond extract in the next batch.

  10. Jackie Thompson

    These sound positively delicious! I love family traditions like coloring eggs. It always gives you something to look forward to and something to remember.

  11. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking

    What a fun idea for Easter! These are lovely, Brenda, and I bet so tasty. Thanks for sharing. Also, Iā€™m having a great giveaway today with four potential prize winners, so you should enter!

  12. Oh, Brenda, it is way too early in the day to be filled with such temptations! You know how I love chocolate and coconut. And I love that photo too. Couldn’t help but think about Frank M joining us to color Easter eggs on Good Friday.

    1. There’s a container of these in the freezer. I knew I HAD to save some for your visit. Soon! Yay! xo (and yes…Frank…I found 2 pics with him in on the Easter egg coloring!)

  13. Can’t remember a year we have not colored eggs (been married 30). This year my oldest daughter (29 yrs.) is hosting Easter. I believe I will be making these eggs!

  14. Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos

    Seriously!?! I love the coconut cream eggs you can buy at the store, I’m sure these are way better!