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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
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Moderator_Jane
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Re: I too, am looking for the "old fashioned" Chocolate coconut c
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Apr 10, 2009 7:22 AM
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> I googled also--so many recipes, so little
> time!---can't decide which one
> is the old fashioned that the department stores candy
> had--they would order them and put your name on
> it!----Maybe the potato one?
Well, be sure and come back and tell us what you tried and if it was a success. My sugar craving gene just went into over-drive reading the recipes you listed. 
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Re: I too, am looking for the "old fashioned" Chocolate coconut c
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Apr 9, 2009 3:32 PM
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I googled also--so many recipes, so little time!---can't decide which one
is the old fashioned that the department stores candy had--they would order them and put your name on it!----Maybe the potato one?
Coconut Easter Eggs
3/4 C. mashed potatoes -- unsalted
2 C. flaked coconut
1/2 t. salt
1 t. vanilla extract
3 1/2 C. confectioner's sugar
8 oz. semisweet chocolate
1 T. vegetable oil
In mixing bowl, mix potato, coconut, salt and vanilla. Gradually mix in sugar. Cover; refrigerate overnight. Shape into 1/2 T. size eggs. Heat chocolate and oil until chocolate melts. Dip eggs into chocolate oil mixture. Set aside on wax paper in refrigerator to harden.
Makes about 60.
Coconut Cream Easter Eggs
1 medium potato; cooked and mashed
1 (16 oz.) bag coconut
1/4 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
3 lbs. confectioners' sugar
1 lb. melted chocolate
Thoroughly mix potato, coconut, salt and vanilla. Gradually add sugar and mix until thoroughly blended. Shape into eggs on cookie sheet and let ripen overnight.
Next day, dip into chocolate. Set eggs onto waxed paper to harden.
Coconut Creme Eggs
4 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 pound butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 pounds powdered sugar
melted semisweet chocolate
Mix ingredients together; shape and freeze overnight. Dip in semi-sweet chocolate.
Coconut Creme Eggs
4 ounces sweetened shredded coconut
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 pound butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 pounds powdered sugar
melted semisweet chocolate
Mix ingredients together; shape and freeze overnight. Dip in semi-sweet chocolate.
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Moderator_Deanne
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Re: I too, am looking for the "old fashioned" Chocolate coconut cream Easter Eg
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Apr 8, 2009 8:01 PM
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> I checked the link, and the recipe included cream
> cheese, which is not
> a taste I remember in the Large coconut cream egg my
> Mom made me hunt for every Easter----any others?--the
> taste of the coconut filling is
> like the cinnamon covered "Irish potato's" that
> appear for that Holiday.
> (I bought the Angel flake coconut, the unsweetened
> bakers chocolate, have sweetened condensed milk but--
Welcome to the community!
I've never had this sort of Easter egg but I did a google search. Is this close?
http://www.mail-archive.com/angeliquessmorgaabord@googlegroups.com/msg04556.html
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I too, am looking for the "old fashioned" Chocolate coconut cream Easter Eg
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Apr 8, 2009 1:07 PM
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I checked the link, and the recipe included cream cheese, which is not
a taste I remember in the Large coconut cream egg my Mom made me hunt for every Easter----any others?--the taste of the coconut filling is
like the cinnamon covered "Irish potato's" that appear for that Holiday.
(I bought the Angel flake coconut, the unsweetened bakers chocolate, have sweetened condensed milk but--
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